| 70 |
Miami Herald Glenn Garvin
Elfman establishes herself as one of the major female comic presences on television. |
| 60 |
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Rob Owen
The acting talent here is marginal compared to the sitcom it replaces, "Out of Practice" (returning later in the season), but I found "Courting Alex" more enjoyable. |
| 60 |
Hollywood Reporter Barry Garron
Simultaneously sexy and relatable, Elfman wins us over with a convincing performance that shows vulnerability just beneath a placid surface. |
| 50 |
Variety Brian Lowry
An inoffensive but not particularly distinguished half-hour. |
| 50 |
Chicago Sun-Times Doug Elfman
The cast is a fine one. The chemistry works between Elfman and Randall. The weakness of "Alex's" premiere -- and not future episodes, I hope -- is the overwrought script. |
| 50 |
New York Daily News David Hinckley
"Courting Alex" is courting disaster by the way it plays against Elfman's, and Coleman's, strengths. |
| 50 |
Los Angeles Times Robert Lloyd
Neither a disaster nor a triumph. |
| 42 |
Entertainment Weekly Nicholas Fonseca
[A] limp sitcom. [27 Jan 2006, p.77] |
| 40 |
Washington Post Tom Shales
She's not bad, just flat; not annoying, just weak. |
| 40 |
New York Magazine John Leonard
Jenna Elfman really has to put a bag over it--her notorious “cute,” I mean. |
| 38 |
USA Today Robert Bianco
Courting Alex is nothing if not dull. |
| 38 |
Detroit Free Press Mike Duffy
A tepid traditional sitcom. |
| 30 |
Boston Globe Matthew Gilbert
A charmless sitcom with absolutely nothing original in it. |
| 25 |
San Francisco Chronicle Tim Goodman
"Courting Alex" is sadly predictable and unfunny at pretty much every turn. |
| 25 |
New York Post Adam Buckman
I doubt I will ever watch a single episode of "Courting Alex" beyond this first one. |
| 20 |
Philadelphia Inquirer Jonathan Storm
Elfman and Coleman do their best to inject some fun into the same old stuff. |
| 20 |
The New York Times Alessandra Stanley
[A] tepid, paint-by-numbers series. |
| 20 |
TV Guide Matt Roush
Worth watching? First you’d have to stay awake. |
| 20 |
Chicago Tribune Sid Smith
Unimpressive and bland. |
