The Beautiful Life: Season 1
  • Network: The CW
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 16, 2009
  • Season #: 1
Metascore
41 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 13 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 13
  3. Negative: 4 out of 13
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  1. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Ginia Bellafante
    30
    “Inside the Mind of Mischa Barton” would have been a much better bet than The Beautiful Life.
  2. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Storm
    30
    Laughable plot, wooden dialogue, cutout characters; stupid title appendage to make it more textable; usual cynical CW glorification of teen sexuality and substance abuse; mediocre acting.
  3. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Linda Stasi
    25
    It keeps the proud tradition alive with dialogue so bad, it'll make you laugh out loud; acting so shallow, it could make a model look brainy; and actors so unbelievable, they can't even get the runway stomp right.
  4. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Tim Goodman
    0
    Speaking from outside the target demo but from long-suffering experience watching bad television, go with "unwatchable."

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User Score
5.1 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 24 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 12
  3. Negative: 2 out of 12
  1. Daniel
    10
    This show is very well put together. It obviously failed due to poor advertisement and not because there was anything wrong with it.
  2. ReneeS.
    10
    Come on People... Critics are so old seriously. Should CW care what the critics say who look for absolute perfection or the rest of the world who actually enjoy it.… Full Review »
  3. Shays
    0
    Well here are some sad news... This show got canceled after ONLY 2 EPISODES... the good news... One Three Hill is next .
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