Justice

People WeeklyJennifer Wulff

With sharp camera work, pulsating music and no tedious, gimme-an-Emmy closeups, it's like CSI at warp speed. [4 Sep 2006, p.41]

Orlando SentinelHal Boedeker

The premiere suggests that Bruckheimer has added to his lustrous record in crime: He's guilty of being outrageously entertaining again.

Entertainment WeeklyGillian Flynn

All the bases are covered, and if that doesn't make for the most inventive show, it makes for a quite watchable one. [1 Sep 2006, p.61]

USA TodayRobert Bianco

The larger problem with Justice it that allows the plot to bury the characters.

Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert

Fox's strongest newcomer this season.

Washington PostTom Shales

A dazzling and gripping crime drama.

LA WeeklyRobert Abele

At the root, this is essentially Perry Mason redux, only the vibe is less ’50s genteel murder mystery than 21st-century shock and awe.

TV GuideMatt Roush

Jerry Bruckheimer's latest fun-to-watch procedural.

Newark Star-LedgerAlan Sepinwall

Like all the Bruckheimer procedurals... you know what you're getting from the jump: solid but unspectacular acting and storytelling that will leave you satisfied without rocking your world.

Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen

The pieces may be familiar, but there are enough new elements that prevent this series from feeling like a total rip-off.

Hollywood ReporterBarry Garron

Despite the intense look at the legal process, the show moves quickly.

Kansas City StarAaron Barnhart

[It] makes defense work look as sexy as anything on the high-tech "CSI."

Wall Street JournalDorothy Rabinowitz

"Justice" chugs along nicely, its plots gratifyingly tense, its dialogue sharp and uncluttered.

TimeJames Poniewozik

Justice's legal cases are not especially shocking or original, and the supporting characters are empty suits. But it's fascinating to watch for its style.

The New York TimesAlessandra Stanley

Imagine what “Boston Legal” would look like if Jerry Bruckheimer were in charge instead of David E. Kelley.

Chicago TribuneMaureen Ryan

Despite its jittery camerawork and souped-up graphics, "Justice" is just a reasonably well-made, meat-and-potatoes lawyer show.

Detroit Free PressMike Duffy

"Justice" offers slick, efficiently produced whodunit escapism without a whit of real originality or dramatic spontaneity.

San Francisco ChronicleTim Goodman

The real problem with "Justice" is that the series is very average.

New York PostLinda Stasi

The format is what carries the day.

San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa TimesCharlie McCollum

"Justice" is slick, fast-paced and stylish, with enough twists to separate it from the glut of shows in its genre. But it's also one of the most extraordinarily cynical shows to come along in some time.

Seattle Post-IntelligencerMelanie McFarland

With the unvarnished truth dangling like a carrot before a carthorse, there's ample reason for crime-show junkies to cling to "Justice," although some mysteries will be more worth seeing through to the end than others.

NewsdayVerne Gay

While neither awful nor even particularly bad, there is an earnest silliness to the whole thing.

Los Angeles TimesRobert Lloyd

For all its apparent technical accuracy and some real-world name-dropping, "Justice" feels no more lifelike than "Perry Mason."

Chicago Sun-TimesDoug Elfman

I'm not positive, but I think "Justice" is terrible, at least the first episode.

New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley

Tonight's new Fox courtroom drama series, "Justice," has plenty of [gimmicks]. What it doesn't have, though, is a persuasive reason to watch.

Miami HeraldGlenn Garvin

[It] often sounds less like a television drama than a Criminal Procedures 101 lecture delivered at an offshore law school.

VarietyBrian Lowry

All sizzle and no steak, producer Jerry Bruckheimer's latest hour occasionally feels like a parody of courtshows, what with its hyperactive pace, pointless "CSI"-type visual bells and whistles and misdirected premise depicting high-priced defense attorneys as semi-good guys.