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
80
New York Daily NewsDavid HinckleyDec 4, 2014
With Minnie Driver and Morena Baccarin as two of Jacob’s wives, and Debra Winger as Dinah’s blunt-speaking grandmother, the story is engaging both as untold Biblical fable and modern-day television. Read full review
70
The WrapDiane GarrettDec 5, 2014
Ferguson's voiceover hits the holiday season sweet spot: Just sentimental enough. Frankly decorous sex scenes and brutal conditions for men and women help save The Red Tent from becoming overly cloying. It's got just enough red blood pulsing through it to avoid that. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterAllison KeeneDec 4, 2014
It is at times charming and different, and a good fit for Lifetime. It just falls short of a higher calling. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyKat WardNov 26, 2014
The first half is soapy but enjoyable, anchored by Minnie Driver as Dinah's mom. But plot twists drag down the second act. [5 Dec 2014, p.77]
63
New York PostRobert RorkeDec 3, 2014
The Red Tent would have benefited from more subtlety--hardly Lifetime’s stock-in-trade. Still, it is a major step up from the network’s usual fare of films. Read full review
60
Denver PostJoanne OstrowDec 8, 2014
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
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
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
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
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
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
30
Los Angeles TimesMary McNamaraDec 8, 2014
Though chock-full of plot, it is decidedly short on dialogue, there is little narrative transition and, with a few very notable exceptions, no character development. Read full review
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