• Record Label: Jive
  • Release Date: Nov 5, 2002
Metascore
68

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 14
  2. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. Few songs on the album are as perfect as [the opening] two, but many of them are nonetheless excellent.
  2. Michael Jackson's probably thinking, "Man, this is the album I should've made last year!"
  3. Uncut
    80
    Much of the album is like 1980 revisited and updated. [Jan 2003, p.115]
  4. This is Justin Timberlake squealing like Michael Jackson's pet monkey, a recipe for joy if ever there was one.
  5. The Neptunes' brilliant, impertinent, full-body funk is, for the most part, what stays with you from Justified; their songs, spacious and shot through with ecstatic aaahs, outshine their neighbors on the album.
  6. A cohesive and fairly lean work, especially compared with 'N Sync's last two albums.
  7. 70
    A fun, contemporary pop record that's uber-cool without ever seeming forced.
  8. Justin Timberlake's solo debut is good.... Was this the same Justin Timberlake from that boy band *NSYNC? Could it be? Better asked, how could this be?
User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 303 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Negative: 22 out of 303
  1. May 15, 2016
    7
    " Justified " tem seus altos e baixos, mas no geral, Justin Timberlake sempre possui uma carta na manga. (B-)
  2. Mar 17, 2022
    10
    Sounds amazing! Clean flat pressing. Dynamic and nice soundstage. This one was done right!
  3. Nov 25, 2020
    10
    Justin Timberlake is a genius composing these days, but Timbaland guided him quite well in his solo debut after his departure from NSYNC.Justin Timberlake is a genius composing these days, but Timbaland guided him quite well in his solo debut after his departure from NSYNC. Definitely the best of his generation. Full Review »