Vanished
FOX | Release Date: November 30, 1999
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
51
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 23 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
16
Negative:
4

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
San Francisco ChronicleTim Goodman
Season 1 Review: "Vanished" is indeed compelling. And it is without question Fox's best fall offering (though, having seen all its shows, that praise is not as high as you might expect). Read full review
63
New York PostAdam Buckman
Season 1 Review: As in other TV serials of this type, the plot thickens long before it ever starts to thin. Read full review
63
USA TodayRobert Bianco
Season 1 Review: Whatever one thinks of the format, the briskly paced setup is effectively done. Read full review
60
VarietyBrian Lowry
Season 1 Review: Lacking "Prison Break's" tough milieu and its initial narrative drive, "Vanished" doesn't exactly scream "Watch me." Nevertheless, it's polished enough and very much a work in progress. Read full review
60
Wall Street JournalNancy DeWolf Smith
Season 1 Review: The pilot moves along at a cracking pace, introducing new clues and characters and settings so fast that it's very tempting to sit back and enjoy the ride, ludicrous though some of it may be. Read full review
60
The New York TimesAlessandra Stanley
Season 1 Review: “Vanished” offers suspense and high-society melodrama. Read full review
60
Chicago TribuneMaureen Ryan
Season 1 Review: Nothing that happens next is particularly surprising, though the plot rolls forward with workmanlike efficiency. Read full review
60
Washington PostTeresa Wiltz
Season 1 Review: For all its cribbing from plots gone by, "Vanished" still makes for good, escapist fun. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineMatt Roush
Season 1 Review: This is what you'd get if Without a Trace somehow turned into a cartoonish conspiracy chase thriller. Read full review
50
Entertainment WeeklyGillian Flynn
Season 1 Review: So far, Vanished seems more interested in keeping us spinning than pulling us in. [25 Aug 2006, p.75]
50
The Hollywood ReporterBarry Garron
Season 1 Review: For those who make the effort to stay tuned, the reward at the end of the first episode is meager. One hopes for bigger payoffs in subsequent outings. Read full review
50
Detroit Free PressMike Duffy
Season 1 Review: Though the glossily well-made "Vanished" may prove intermittently diverting, it lacks any of the original serial thriller zing of far better shows like "24," "Lost" or "Prison Break." Read full review
50
Kansas City StarAaron Barnhart
Season 1 Review: The show teeters at times on incomprehensibility but is brought back each time by its two stars. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesRobert Lloyd
Season 1 Review: I, the Jury, am still out on this one; it could go either way from here. Read full review
50
Miami HeraldGlenn Garvin
Season 1 Review: A dumb but powerful serialized mystery that has an equal shot at being the season's biggest cult hit and its most mind-boggling flop. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert
Season 1 Review: The premiere... doesn't inspire an instant commitment the way the premieres of "Prison Break" and "24" did. Read full review
50
San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa TimesCharlie McCollum
Season 1 Review: This is a series trying to be fresh but succeeding only in trading on the predictable cliches. Read full review
50
People WeeklyTom Gliatto
Season 1 Review: The case seems more like a good crusade for Nancy Grace than the starting point for a series. [28 Aug 2006, p.35]
40
Newark Star-LedgerAlan Sepinwall
Season 1 Review: "Vanished" is already lacking in the kind of star performances that make "Prison Break" or "24" worthwhile even when they're foot-dragging. Read full review
38
Chicago Sun-TimesDoug Elfman
Season 1 Review: It's not a bad show.... But I don't care about the characters or plot after watching the first episode. Read full review
38
New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley
Season 1 Review: The initial story... is a lot more complicated than it is compelling - and by the time tonight's first hour is up, you aren't hungry for more. Read full review
30
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
Season 1 Review: "Vanished" is a show that should leave viewers begging for more, but instead engenders more of a shrug because nothing in the pilot is convincing -- not the characters, not the setting, not the performances. Read full review
20
NewsdayDiane Werts
Season 1 Review: The filming is urgent! The dialogue is obvious! The actors get choked up! It's as if a film school class put together a thriller following all the rules precisely. Read full review
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