For 129 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 69% higher than the average critic
  • 2% same as the average critic
  • 29% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 7.3 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Dorothy Rabinowitz's Scores

  • TV
Average review score: 71
Highest review score:
Critic Score 100
Lowest review score:
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 98 out of 129
  2. Negative: 10 out of 129
129 tv reviews
    • Metascore: 36
    • Dorothy Rabinowitz 30
    The real deficiency, the one that matters, that's evident in all of them is in the writing of comedy, the capacity to imagine characters--a lack impossible to overcome, and this case is no exception.
    • Metascore: 32
    • Dorothy Rabinowitz 60
    Substantial, atmospheric, a lure to lovers of mystery novels, though one undermined in the end by its predictable plot contortions.
    • Metascore: 29
    • Dorothy Rabinowitz 50
    The writing could be sharper, the vision less soft-headed.... That aside, there's no mistaking the sense of life and vitality that comes bouncing out of this series, or its cause -- namely, its two stars.
    • Metascore: 23
    • Dorothy Rabinowitz 40
    "10.5: Apocalypse," is visually dazzling, relentlessly hysterical and also a sequel, which means that most viewers sitting down to watch it know what they're getting into. That should damp down any untoward expectations -- the appearance of a believable character, for instance, or piece of dialogue, neither of which, be assured, is to be found here.
    • Metascore: 19
    • Dorothy Rabinowitz 10
    To sit through these four hours is to deserve compensation.
    • Metascore: 19
    • Dorothy Rabinowitz 60
    It ought to be said that this strange slice of life about three male cavepersons making their way in the workaday world has its charms, even for those of us who would have preferred a sitcom peopled by that lizard.