The Crimson Petal and The White

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Season 1
Metascore
65

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
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Critic Reviews

  1. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Robert Lloyd
    Sep 10, 2012
    60
    Crimson Petal could lose an hour without sacrificing a single scene or word of dialogue, and it would still seem slow and moody.
  2. The Huffington Post
    Reviewed by: Maureen Ryan
    Sep 7, 2012
    40
    Frankly, it's avant-garde to the point of feeling overwrought and pretentious.
  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Mike Hale
    Sep 10, 2012
    50
    The show does a creditable job of cataloging the novel's themes, but it has more trouble capturing the story's Victorian-style sweep and texture.
  5. Variety
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    Sep 7, 2012
    50
    So while The Crimson Petal is tough, grim and explicit--and by the last measure provocative, at least relative to those accustomed to Dickens or Austen--the production finally feels unworthy of its length or leading lady.
  6. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: Nancy DeWolf Smith
    Sep 7, 2012
    40
    Amid memorable villains, Dickens always gave us someone to like and root for. It's hard to find anyone to cheer on here.