Critic Reviews
| 91 |
Christian Science Monitor Gloria Goodale
The dealmaking and image-shaping are eye-opening, but the single most unnerving aspect of the show is just how young the army of political aides who make the system run really are. |
| 91 |
Entertainment Weekly Alynda Wheat
The access is such that you almost wish every member of Congress had a TV crew. [25 Aug 2006, p.81] |
| 80 |
Variety Joe Leydon
A slickly produced and irresistibly engrossing docu series that offers a multilayered look at various forms of politics. |
| 70 |
Washington Post Paul Farhi
There are no big tricks, no screaming fireworks, no shocking pull-back-the-curtain exposés on "The Hill." Instead, it's a solid and useful look at some smart, passionate people trying do something they think is right. |
| 70 |
Baltimore Sun Tom Dunkel
Those unschooled in the ways of Washington may have trouble following some of the political machinations and plot nuance, but there's no mistaking passion when you see it. |
| 60 |
The New York Times Anita Gates
The series is slick and usually interesting, but until the final episode (covering the debate over withdrawal from Iraq), not completely compelling television. |
| 60 |
Hollywood Reporter Barry Garron
[It] gets high marks for capturing the spirit and idealism of the staff but only passing grades for storytelling. |
| 50 |
LA Weekly Robert Abele
The problem is that seemingly everything is touched on... but the narrative is little more than a series of snapshots of how a congressperson’s office runs. |
| 50 |
Boston Globe Joanna Weiss
The insular nature of D.C. culture -- and the lack of natural light in Congressional hallways -- seems to impose monotony. |
| 38 |
New York Daily News David Hinckley
It's not a very artistic or compelling documentary. |
| 30 |
The New Yorker Tad Friend
Its creators apparently didn’t want to compromise their vision by making the material needlessly comprehensible. |
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