| 83 |
Christian Science Monitor Gloria Goodale
Brisk and witty, this is a good showcase for Donovan's super-tough-guy-with-a-heart-of-gold persona. |
| 80 |
Baltimore Sun Robert Lloyd
I'll take Jeffrey Donovan as Michael Westen in USA's delightful new action comedy Burn Notice. |
| 80 |
Chicago Tribune Maureen Ryan
If “Burn Notice” can keep up the energy and the inventiveness of its pilot, it’ll be a must-see summer series for me. |
| 80 |
Los Angeles Times Robert Lloyd
The dialogue is always to the point, yet it gives even the bit players enough room to create something memorable. |
| 80 |
Newsday Diane Werts
These folks know how to hit a note, and hold it, which means "Burn Notice" doesn't wobble around wondering how serious/silly to be. Its pitch is perfect. |
| 75 |
New York Post Linda Stasi
The show is slick and funny and a lotta fun. |
| 75 |
Detroit Free Press Mike Duffy
It makes a smart, charmingly irreverent first impression, thanks to its pleasantly warped, deadpan writing and performing. |
| 75 |
Entertainment Weekly Gillian Flynn
A standard detective story that's brightened by unusual characters and snazzy dialogue. |
| 70 |
Hollywood Reporter Barry Garron
A little heavy on exposition.... "Burn" is at its best when Westen is outwitting and outracing bad guys. |
| 70 |
Philadelphia Inquirer Jonathan Storm
Looking for something new and different on TV? It's not Burn Notice. Looking for some summertime fun? It is Burn Notice. |
| 70 |
Variety Brian Lowry
Graced with a sly voiceover and strong supporting characters, it's the kind of breezy romp that dovetails nicely with [USA's] most popular fare and which manages to look more effortless than it surely is. |
| 70 |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Melanie McFarland
This show has no illusions of being anything more than a solidly made and terrifically entertaining TV distraction, neat and crisp as citrus soda. |
| 70 |
The New York Times Alessandra Stanley
Mr. Donovan is likeably lighthearted and cool as a smart-mouthed loner; his character is a watered-down version of the kind of wiseguy once played by Michael Keaton. |
| 70 |
LA Weekly Robert Abele
It’s got a low-hum basic-cable charm, fueled by personality, breezy cloak-and-dagger ingenuity and smart-ass dialogue rather than a flashy, budget-driven broadcast network complex. |
| 63 |
USA Today Robert Bianco
The goal is little more than light, disposable summer entertainment — and the show may even get there, if it can strip away some of its more annoying drags. |
| 60 |
Orlando Sentinel Hal Boedeker
The show stumbles at maintaining a breezy tone and a professional sheen. |
| 60 |
San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa Times Charlie McCollum
The series is not great television by any means, but it has a kind of breezy charm and sly wit that make it one of this summer's better new shows. |
| 60 |
Boston Globe Matthew Gilbert
Entertaining, stylish, and, most of all, slight. |
| 60 |
Miami Herald Glenn Garvin
Lovably silly. |
| 50 |
Newark Star-Ledger Alan Sepinwall
It wants to be a smart-aleck comedy/thriller hybrid in the spirit of Elmore Leonard and Carl Hiaasen, but the jokes are rarely clever enough and the thrills rarely exciting enough. |
| 40 |
TV Guide Matt Roush
The pilot is neither thrilling nor funny enough to earn notice. |
