The Briefcase
CBS | Release Date: May 27, 2015
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
27
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
2
Negative:
3
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58
Newark Star-LedgerVicki HymanMay 28, 2015
Season 1 Review: "The value of what's in the briefcase might not be in the money." That's what creator Dave Broome, the man behind "The Biggest Loser," clearly wants us to ponder, but The Briefcase also preys upon our judgmental side as we watch the couples attempt to justify keeping all the money. Read full review
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Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenMay 26, 2015
Season 1 Review: Each of the three opportunities to deposit or keep the money is preceded by a financial discussion between each couple, which usually reveals one person to be more giving and the other to be more concerned with No. 1. These getting repetitive and boring fast. Read full review
20
Vox.comEmily VanDerWerffMay 28, 2015
Season 1 Review: The Briefcase features a truly terrible idea at its center, but what's almost worse than that is how dull and repetitive it gets almost immediately. Read full review
10
Yahoo TVKen TuckerMay 28, 2015
Season 1 Review: One of the more cynical and repulsive of new reality shows--and that’s saying something, I know--The Briefcase is all the more reprehensible for passing off its exploitation of people in beleaguered financial straits as uplifting, inspirational TV. Read full review
10
New York Magazine (Vulture)Margaret LyonsMay 27, 2015
Season 1 Review: We're exploiting [the struggle of the poor] a lot. The Briefcase does it in a clear and methodical way.... The Briefcase plays into this class anxiety by setting up the classic American pastime of figuring out in what ways these people are being poor wrong. Read full review
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