NBC | Release Date: April 16, 1990
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
34
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
3
Negative:
6
30
Season 1 Review: Overlaying Working Girl is a subtle, cynical atmosphere of class snobbery...The writers' assumption seems to be that their viewers share their elitist values and viewpoint. [15 Apr 1990, p.TV-8]
30
USA TodayMatt RoushMay 4, 2014
Season 1 Review: Bad enough that dark-haired Sandra Bullock lacks the fuzzy but tough quirkiness of Melanie Griffith's Tess. And that Nana Visitor's boss lady, a two-faced Yalie named Bryn, has none of the swagger and venomous sting of Sigourney Weaver's comic caricature...But to make matters worse, by the end of the opener these two now- conventional gals are more allies than adversaries. [16 Apr 1990, p.3D]
30
NewsdayAndy EdelsteinMay 4, 2014
Season 1 Review: The writers try to limn the blue-collar vs. white-collar struggle that gave the movie its bite, but end up sounding mushy and sentimental. [16 Apr 1990, p.11]
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The Globe and Mail (Toronto)John HaslettMay 4, 2014
Season 1 Review: [Bullock]'s not even remotely believable as a blue-collar kid. [16 Apr 1990]
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Chicago TribuneRick KoganMay 4, 2014
Season 1 Review: It's but an embryo of the real thing. [16 Apr 1990, p.C7]
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Washington PostTom ShalesMay 4, 2014
Season 1 Review: It wasn't much of a movie, but Griffith's dewy-eyed charm saved it. By sharp contrast, the TV version has precisely zero compensations, unless one hungers for further proof that NBC programmers are getting softer and softer in the noggin. [16 Apr 1990, p.B8]