The Red Tent
Lifetime | Release Date: December 7, 2014
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
57
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
6
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Denver PostJoanne OstrowDec 8, 2014
Season 1 Review: The film doesn't reinvent the Biblical fiction format but it is interesting enough to move you to read Diamant's take on ancient sisterhood. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineMatt RoushDec 5, 2014
Season 1 Review: At times, you might mistake Lifetime's enjoyably earnest Biblical epic The Red Tent for an Old Testament version of Call the Midwife. Read full review
60
VarietyBrian LowryDec 4, 2014
Season 1 Review: The biblical setting provides an arresting backdrop for soapy material that otherwise falls squarely in Lifetime’s wheelhouse. Read full review
50
Kansas City StarSara SmithDec 8, 2014
Season 1 Review: It’s a bit of a mess.... Between the issues of race, tribalism, rape and consent, The Red Tent covers more ground than expected. Read full review
50
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerDec 5, 2014
Season 1 Review: Fans of the novel will no doubt watch and revel in this relatively big-budget treatment. Others might find its pseudo-biblical, pseudo-feminist mix hard to take. Read full review
40
Boston GlobeSarah RodmanDec 4, 2014
Season 1 Review: If it could be judged merely on the merits of its aspirations, The Red Tent would get two “you-go-girl!” snaps up. Unfortunately, how the miniseries turns those aspirations into drama leaves much to be desired over its four hours, stranding the viewer in a place as dry and desolate--and sometimes as confusing--as the desert inhabited by its characters. Read full review
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