The Beast
A&E | Release Date: January 15, 2009
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
51
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 25 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
14
Negative:
5
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
37
USA TodayRobert Bianco
Season 1 Review: Clearly, the show is aiming for urban grit. But that's hard to achieve when you're constantly distracting us with a ludicrous plot. Read full review
30
Kansas City StarAaron Barnhart
Season 1 Review: I have now watched two episodes of the new A&E series The Beast, and I am filled with questions. How many brain cells did I lose watching two episodes of The Beast? Read full review
30
Washington PostTom Shales
Season 1 Review: Swayze seems to be taking Charlie Barker seriously, and Charlie's not worth it; he's just another in TV's increasingly populous community of bellicose antiheroes, supposedly macho loners who throw away the book and operate according to their own primal codes of behavior. Read full review
30
SalonHeather Havrilesky
Season 1 Review: This spot-on parody of a procedural drama will have viewers rolling on the floor laughing in no time, from its wildly unrealistic plotlines to the self-serious, melodramatic dialogue that spews forth from the stars' mouths at every turn. Read full review
10
Miami HeraldGlenn Garvin
Season 1 Review: The Beast is singularly unimaginative, a collection of set-pieces barely bound together by a narrative thread, substituting attitude for substance and coyness for coherence. Read full review
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