USA | Release Date: August 11, 1996
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52
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Mixed or average reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
4
Negative:
4
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Philadelphia InquirerLee WinfreyMay 29, 2014
Season 1 Review: It is rollicking fun. [11 Aug 1996, p.K01]
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San Diego Union-TribuneJohn FreemanMay 29, 2014
Season 1 Review: There are delicious slices of French Quarter partyin' and plot twists that don't seem too contrived. [9 Aug 1996, p.E-8]
75
Houston ChronicleAnn HodgesMay 29, 2014
Season 1 Review: There's enough humor in this escape route entertainment to bring you back for more. [11 Aug 1996, p.1996]
70
The Hollywood ReporterIrv LetofskyMay 29, 2014
Season 1 Review: Inspired by the 1987 feature film, also steamy, with Dennis Quaid and Ellen Barkin, the pilot is dense but awkward while we pick through the accents and try to figure all the twisty relationships among the twisty characters. But there's a nice bounce to the strong cast and a fresh and delicious (and steamy) locale. [7 Aug 1996]
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Seattle Post-IntelligencerJohn LevesqueMay 29, 2014
Season 1 Review: The style of The Big Easy is slick: good camera work, great music, fast pacing. Its script isn't as intelligent yet as some of the big cop dramas on the big networks, but there are glimmers of hope in the City that Hope Forgot. [9 Aug 1996, p.24]