The Unauthorized Saved By The Bell Story
  • Network: Lifetime
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 1, 2014
Metascore
33

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 3 out of 4

Critic Reviews

  1. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Pilot Viruet
    Sep 8, 2014
    42
    For all the pointless scenes that seem to exist for no other reason than to pad the script, the movie has an extremely rushed ending.
  2. The Daily Beast
    Reviewed by: Kevin Fallon
    Sep 8, 2014
    30
    Rather than play up the legend that we’ve built the show to be in our mind by fabricating sordid relationships between the actors and soapy behind-the-scenes drama, the faux raunch and scrubbed-off-edge sterility of the TV movie only shines a harsh spotlight on the more staid and cheesy elements of the show.
  3. Slate
    Reviewed by: Willa Paskin
    Sep 8, 2014
    30
    Unauthorized, which aired last night, failed to provide even the bare minimum of salaciousness expected of a Lifetime movie.
  5. Variety
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    Sep 8, 2014
    30
    The project explores the age-old insecurities of young actors and challenges of sudden stardom, but in such a tedious, empty way the bell couldn’t come soon enough.