The Horror of Dolores Roach
Prime Video | Release Date: July 6, 2023
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
65
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
The Observer (UK)Barbara EllenSep 10, 2024
Season 1 Review: Even in short, half-hour-ish bursts, the relentless archness and escalations start to chafe, but Machado is great (“I don’t wanna be a serial killer”), and there’s a winning trippy brio to it all. Read full review
55
Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewRob OwenJul 6, 2023
Season 1 Review: Machado is excellent as the ferocious Dolores but the show is aimless and predictable with no big twist at the end. Read full review
50
VarietyAlison HermanJul 7, 2023
Season 1 Review: While the televised take on Dolores Roach — anglicized from “Rocha” — gets a boost from Justina Machado, who brings the same warm charisma to a serial killer she did to a single mom in “One Day at a Time,” the show is too timid to embrace the extremity of its premise. Advertised as a horror comedy, “The Horror of Dolores Roach” effectively earns neither scares nor laughs. Read full review
50
CNNBrian LowryJul 7, 2023
Season 1 Review: If only The Horror of Dolores Roach possessed enough magic to shape its mix of dark comedy and horror into something that felt wholly worthy of the commitment, instead of cooking up a show that falls short of the killer concept that it could have been. Read full review
42
IndieWireBen TraversJul 7, 2023
Season 1 Review: Even in eight, half-hour parts, the first season is stretched thin. The tone is all over the map, along with character motivations and plot logistics. Read full review
40
The GuardianJack SealeJul 6, 2023
Season 1 Review: Any Sweeney Todd retelling turns on the question of why the killer kills. The Horror of Dolores Roach never works that out, so it’s left aimlessly sliding around in its own sloppy mess. Read full review
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