| 80 |
Chicago Tribune Maureen Ryan
The creators of this comedically-flavored drama clearly know what they’re doing and this season, it’s certainly worth taking a gamble on Easy Money. |
| 80 |
Hollywood Reporter Barry Garron
Although the premiere could be more energetic, there's enough going on to coax you to revisit the Buffkins. Hephner shows genuine star potential with his portrayal of brooding Morgan, the moral center of the show. His performance is reason enough to keep watching, though others also stand out. |
| 80 |
Variety Laura Fries
This world is inhabited by every type of get-rich schemer, social pariah and general loser, but is given enough depth and emotion to draw viewers in. |
| 80 |
Los Angeles Times Mary McNamara
Easy Money (9 p.m. Sunday on the CW) is easily the most intriguing new show of the season, if only because it relies on neither the great wealth, modern science or female bonding for its narrative thrust. |
| 80 |
Philadelphia Inquirer Jonathan Storm
You ain't seen this stuff on TV before, my friends, and if you're smart, you'll search it out and enjoy. |
| 80 |
Miami Herald Glenn Garvin
Original in concept, intelligent in execution, it's a scruffily Steinbeckian chronicle of life at the social and economic margins. |
| 75 |
Entertainment Weekly Ken Tucker
Money burns through a lot of TV clichés, from "My Name Is Earl" redneckiness to "Saving Grace"-ish action scenes, but there's an undercurrent of true emotion in Metcalf's tough-sweet demeanor. |
| 63 |
USA Today Robert Bianco
There's no denying the timeliness of a show about strapped-for-cash customers and predatory lenders, but Money doesn't seem to know what or where it wants to be, landing in some netherworld between a broadcast comedy and an edgier cable drama. |
| 60 |
The New York Times Ginia Bellafante
This is the world of “Weeds” a few tax brackets lower, and the sense of emptiness is as aggressively conveyed. |
| 60 |
Washington Post Tom Shales
The pace is languid and the ambiance laconic. Easy Money isn't the kind of show likely to clean up at Emmy time. But it has the same sort of eccentric, addled charm that marks an increasing number of current television shows. |
| 60 |
Newark Star-Ledger Alan Sepinwall
Easy Money was created by Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider, who wrote for "The Sopranos," and the show in many ways feels like a low-budget HBO (or FX) series. |
| 60 |
New York Daily News David Hinckley
Easy Money has some promise. But it won't be an easy sell. |
| 40 |
Boston Globe Matthew Gilbert
The premiere is sloppily made, as it careens loosely among plotlines and characters, but Morgan is a worthy character played by a promising young actor. |
| 30 |
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Rob Owen
The Easy Money production values are low all-around but they wouldn't be as noticeable if the characters and tedious story sparked to life. They don't, and it doesn't. |
