The Unit
CBS | Release Date: March 7, 2006
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
61
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 25 Critic Reviews
Positive:
13
Mixed:
8
Negative:
4
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
Christian Science MonitorGloria Goodale
Season 1 Review: This could all get old really fast, but Taylor's steely performance keeps the home front interesting, while the globe-trotting soldiers bring home the reality of how many troubled spots this small planet still has. Read full review
80
SalonHeather Havrilesky
Season 1 Review: One of the major strengths of "The Unit" is its ability to tackle the blurry ethical lines and confusing behavioral codes of the military during a time of war. Read full review
80
San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa TimesCharlie McCollum
Season 1 Review: It just oozes potential with sharp dialogue and a strong cast. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterBarry Garron
Season 1 Review: "The Unit" is filled with thrilling action and heart-pounding adventure. Read full review
80
Orlando SentinelHal Boedeker
Season 1 Review: Mamet skillfully balances the men's harrowing missions with their wives' sacrifices on the home front. Read full review
80
Philadelphia InquirerJonathan Storm
Season 1 Review: Only an occasional over-spicing of melodrama keeps The Unit from TV's top echelon. Even so, it's the best new dramatic series of a TV season that started way back in September. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyKen Tucker
Season 1 Review: This being Mamet, there's lots of folksy jargon. [10 Mar 2006, p.56]
75
Chicago Sun-TimesDoug Elfman
Season 1 Review: "The Unit"... is predictably Mametian only in that it's interesting, tightly written and finely shot. Read full review
75
Detroit Free PressMike Duffy
Season 1 Review: It's uneven in spots, with the riveting action sequences sometimes overshadowing the more subdued domestic scenes. But unlike the often gratingly shallow "JAG," "The Unit" allows for ambiguity. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleTim Goodman
Season 1 Review: Sometimes formula done entertainingly is just what the country wants to eat. Read full review
70
L.A. WeeklyRobert Abele
Season 1 Review: There are glimmers of something refreshingly different. Read full review
70
Seattle Post-IntelligencerMelanie McFarland
Season 1 Review: A promising cast and respected executive producers conspire to give "The Unit" a shot at being this spring's breakout hit. But the real proof's in the pilot, a thrilling balance between the action of this sharpshooting brotherhood and the schemes of their secretive, slightly overbearing wives. Read full review
70
Washington PostTom Shales
Season 1 Review: Mamet offers a kind of thinking person's war movie for a nation that is, indeed, at war. Read full review
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