Critic Reviews
| 88 |
New York Post Linda Stasi
Great, riveting stuff. |
| 83 |
Entertainment Weekly Alynda Wheat
Whatever your convictions, you have to respect the decision facing these young men. [14 Apr 2006, p.78] |
| 80 |
Newsday Diane Werts
Whether you share the beliefs of these four heartfelt guys, or don't, "God/Girl" delivers a mesmerizing portrait of sincere souls in quest of their true selves. |
| 75 |
People Weekly Tom Gliatto
The show is respectful, decent and moving. [17 Apr 2006, p.43] |
| 70 |
Hollywood Reporter Ray Richmond
That this type of spiritual dilemma still plays out in an age of cynicism is inspiring to follow, even if too many of the usual reality show trappings (intrusive music, manipulative narratives) detract from the central theme. |
| 70 |
Boston Globe Matthew Gilbert
But are the guys affecting faith and confusion to be better TV characters? No, I don't think so. Each of them speaks clearly and soberly about his love of God, and there is no showboating for the camera. |
| 60 |
Variety Brian Lowry
A reasonably straight documentary (albeit with a degree of manipulation). |
| 50 |
The New York Times Anita Gates
By the end of the second hour, the series has deteriorated into tiresome back and forth among the men and their family members and friends. |
| 40 |
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Rob Owen
It's a potentially interesting topic, but it should have been made as a one-shot documentary film, not a series. |
| 40 |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Melanie McFarland
Fortunately "God or the Girl" is more intriguing than its sensational title suggests, albeit with its share of flaws. |
| 38 |
Chicago Sun-Times Doug Elfman
You may have to be quite interested in Catholicism or religious fervor to check out low-key guys who regard lust as "sick" and get amped up over seeing the pope, proselytizing against abortion or saying "Christ always triumphs." |
| 38 |
New York Daily News David Hinckley
The cameras in "God or the Girl" are so intrusive, and their presence so invasive, you spend much of the program wondering how different the reality depicted might have been if no crews were present, or were less obvious with their presence. |
| 20 |
Philadelphia Inquirer Jonathan Storm
What better day than Easter to appropriate religion in another demonstration of cable's desperate look-at-me pursuit of television profits? |
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