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Samurai Girl
EMAILPRINTMINISERIES: ABC Family, begins Friday 9/5 at 8:00p
Generally favorable reviews
Based on 8 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 18 votes
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Show Info
Genre(s): Action / Adventure, Drama, Family
Created By:
Andre Nemec
Josh Appelbaum
Luke McMullen
First Air Date: September 5, 2008
Summary
Starring Jamie Chung, Brendan Fehr, Saige Thompson, Kyle Labine, Anthony Brandon Wong, Steven Brand, Kenneth Choi, and Stacy Keibler
Heaven (Jamie Chung) learns the way of the Samurai to avenge an attack on her family.
Episode Guide & More Info: More about this show at TV.com
Also On The Web: Official Show Site
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Entertainment WeeklyTanner Stransky
The winning Samurai has lots of action, and is generously peppered with comedic asides. [5 Sep 2008, p.70]
New York PostLinda Stasi
Its newest show, Samurai Girl, is an action-packed, three-night martial arts miniseries that introduces girls to the world of Asian action flicks.
Read Full Review >Hollywood ReporterMarilyn Moss
Although the drama is sometimes over the top and not always palpable, the action is nonstop. For that, "Samurai" will more than please action-adventure fans.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles TimesMary McNamara
It's not perfect, but it certainly is different, so why not just enjoy the ride?
Read Full Review >The New York TimesMike Hale
It needs a lot more moments like the one when the samurai girl bursts through a door to find her chauffeur on the verge of disemboweling himself. “Seriously?” she asks, eyeing the knife in his hands. “Seppuku?”
Read Full Review >Boston GlobeJoanna Weiss
Samurai Girl takes up a lot of time and space, but manages to do only one surprising thing: prove that it's possible to be action-packed and dull at the same time.
Read Full Review >VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
Samurai Girl tries to spice things up visually with comicbook-style act breaks, but the fighting sequences would need to be staged more imaginatively to compensate for the various deficiencies, and frankly -- even with a few skewerings and a torture scene -- those shiny swords can do only so much damage on ABC Family
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this show is 8.7 (out of 10) based on 18 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Elaine S. gave it a10:
I love this show!!! I hope there will be a season two so that I can find out what happens next. I am waiting for Heaven and Jake to meet again and to see what adventure they fall into next.
Barb D. gave it a10:
I loved this show. i agree it may not be realistic but it's a great drama/romance/action mini-series. i hope they continue to make episodes. the ending only kept me wanting more!!
Meaghan V. gave it a10:
LOVE this show you should totally make it into a series! Can't get enough.
Melanie L. gave it a10:
I thought that this is was really good. They should do more, so we can find out what happens next.
Dawn S. gave it a10:
It was real good i wish they would turn it into a tv series.
Caris gave it a10:
Actually enjoyed this show immensely. Very action packed, something new and fun. The relationships between the 4 main characters is highly entertaining, great chemistry with Heaven and Jake as well.
[Anonymous] gave it an8:
My family sat down and watched the entire 3 episodes on Sunday and at the end ....well we just wanted more! Surie it's not 100% yet, but quite frankly with all the poor selection of TV series out there, it's kinda nice to have something creative and entertaining like this. We all hope it will continue to be a series.
