The Beautiful Life
The CW | CW | Release Date: September 16, 2009
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
40
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
7
Negative:
4

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
Miami HeraldGlenn Garvin
Season 1 Review: The Beautiful Life, in short, is hopelessly trashy melodrama about hopelessly trashy people. But Paxton, as a tougher-than-she-looks kid with a dark past, and Hollingsworth, as a callow Iowa farmboy trying to make it in the big city, are so unexpectedly affecting that you may find yourself sucked into the show against your will. Read full review
63
Chicago Sun-TimesPaige Wiser
Season 1 Review: Most of the characters are about as distinctive as mannequins. You won't mind, though, because they're awfully nice to look at. But the disgraced supermodel is played by Mischa Barton, and this is where the show may achieve inadvertent poignancy. Read full review
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