| 88 |
New York Post Linda Stasi
The writing is so good, so clean and understated that it's a pleasure to behold. |
| 88 |
People Weekly Tom Gliatto
[It] looks like Sex and the City relocated to Northern Exposure. [18 Sep 2006, p.39] |
| 83 |
Entertainment Weekly Alynda Wheat
With a pleasant blend of quirkiness and charm, this is an M.I.T. we can all get into. [15 Sep 2006, p.68] |
| 75 |
Detroit Free Press Mike Duffy
A witty, sophisticated romantic drama. |
| 70 |
Hollywood Reporter Barry Garron
A surprisingly refreshing romantic dramedy full of appealing characters. |
| 70 |
Kansas City Star Aaron Barnhart
Heche really shines in this role. |
| 70 |
LA Weekly Robert Abele
It’s really a sentimental looking-for-love show after all, albeit one with a wonderful lead actress who will surely do her best to bring nuance and spark. |
| 63 |
New York Daily News David Hinckley
Heche is very likable here. She plays some of the same notes she played when stranded with Harrison Ford in "Six Days Seven Nights," or playing Amanda in last year's "Everwood" guest arc, but also crafts a credible character, and slips into her central role comfortably. |
| 60 |
Boston Globe Matthew Gilbert
But while it shows Heche at an advantage, the series itself is, to tap into the script's car-driving metaphors, just a rusty old vehicle. |
| 60 |
Orlando Sentinel Hal Boedeker
Men in Trees lets Heche remind everyone what a versatile, charming actress she can be. |
| 60 |
Los Angeles Times Robert Lloyd
It's a premise that seems more appropriate to a mid-'90s theatrical romantic comedy -- something with Sandra Bullock or Meg Ryan -- than to a TV series, and indeed, given how much transpires in the pilot, you could bang an extra hour of complications and resolutions onto the end and have a spiffy little chick flick. |
| 50 |
USA Today Robert Bianco
If you can stick with the show past its barrage of one-note eccentrics, a lower-key charm does begin to seep through. |
| 40 |
The New York Times Alessandra Stanley
"Men in Trees" wants to be a "Sex and the Tundra" but is closer to "Northern Overexposure." |
| 40 |
Philadelphia Daily News Ellen Gray
Misgivings about Heche aside, "Men in Trees," in a weaker season, might be worth trying to warm up to. |
| 30 |
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Rob Owen
A mere wisp of a show, so lighter than air that it threatens to float away at any moment. |
| 30 |
Newark Star-Ledger Alan Sepinwall
Basically, [the lead character is] a collection of every stereotypical romantic comedy and chick-lit trait, made especially annoying by Heche. |
| 30 |
Variety Brian Lowry
With the quirky tone and lead character's voiceover, this all feels a little too much like "Anne's Anatomy," with neither the wit nor whimsy necessary to sustain a concept that would likely fare better as a romantic comedy feature than an ongoing series. |
| 30 |
New York Magazine John Leonard
Although not quite Northern Exposure for morons, Men in Trees makes you want to climb one, just to get out of the way of the smirks. |
| 30 |
Salon Heather Havrilesky
I just hate that spunky gal character who alternates between her plucky plans and occasional adorable breakdowns, where she screeches or giggles or collapses in a heap on the floor, and someone needs to give her a hug or a kick or a romp in the sack. |
| 25 |
Chicago Sun-Times Doug Elfman
"Men in Trees" starts pretty badly. The actors haven't found their characters' breath yet. The writing is chiefly cardboard. But the light drama isn't all bad. |
| 20 |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Melanie McFarland
Line by line, scene by scene, we're given improbable scenarios played out by a pinched and robotic character. |
| 20 |
Chicago Tribune Maureen Ryan
A clichéd, cloying show. |
| 10 |
Newsday Diane Werts
At least "Men in Trees" doesn't tax your brain. Just your patience, taste and intelligence. |
| 10 |
Washington Post Tom Shales
A halfhearted, feebleminded attempt at a situation comedy about that eternal and ever-fascinating struggle, the battle of the sexes. The creators of ABC's "Men in Trees," though, do seemingly everything they can think of to quash that fascination and declare the battle null and dull. |
