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Life (2009): Season 2
  • Network: NBC
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 26, 2007
  • Season #: 1 , 2
Metascore
72 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    80
    In general, we like his character, and Reese's. They have a new boss named Kevin Tidwell (Donal Logue), who doesn't start off all good or all bad. Neither does the show. But if it can maintain this level of quality, it's got a shot.
  2. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: Nancy DeWolf Smith
    80
    It's all more like a steady burn--of talent, of smart writing, of chemical reactions--and it may take a few episodes to feel the heat.
  3. Philadelphia Daily News
    Reviewed by: Ellen Gray
    80
    Things are lighter and brighter--and frequently funnier--in the Los Angeles of Life.
  4. Baltimore Sun
    Reviewed by: David Zurawik
    75
    Crews is complicated, moody and downright strange most of the time, but in the hands of a talented team of writers and producers, it results in a drama that is funny, edgy and multilayered.
  5. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Maureen Ryan
    70
    I found it to be more or less the same competent procedural that it was last season.
  6. Time
    Reviewed by: James Poniewozik
    67
    Because of Lewis' brilliant portrayal of the eccentric Charlie, the show is perfectly enjoyable. It's just not compelling, mainly because the ongoing story of Charlie's search for justice is so isolated from the rest of the show that it seems meant for bathroom and snack breaks.
  7. PopMatters
    Reviewed by: Cynthia Fuchs
    60
    Dani of the Perfectly Tousled Locks watches Charlie for the rest of us, her responses shaping ours.
  8. Newark Star-Ledger
    Reviewed by: Alan Sepinwall
    60
    So long as Lewis is around, Life will be several steps above those cookie-cutter police procedurals.
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User Score
9.7 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 69 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 34
  3. Negative: 0 out of 34
  1. RyanG
    10
    Brilliant show. Can't believe NBC cancelled it.
  2. wonk
    10
    Renew "Life" for a Third Season!!!! I love the whole buddhist cop schtick!
  3. LaurenC
    10
    I will boycott NBC if they cancel Life in favor of Leno!! Leno needs to bow out gracefully or DIAF whichever comes first!
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