Critic Reviews
| 83 |
Entertainment Weekly Gillian Flynn
The drama's strange coincidences and unlikely twists are boundless. But The Riches is like a skillful shell game: Even when you know you're being played, the dizzying machinations are irresistible. |
| 80 |
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Tony Norman
Fans of The Riches can expect even more double-crossing, shady business deals, intimidation and moral compromise in the gated community of Eden Falls. It's the same game, only more of it. |
| 80 |
Orlando Sentinel Staff (Not Credited)
Stellar acting bolsters perceptive writing. |
| 75 |
San Francisco Chronicle Tim Goodman
The Riches is gloriously inventive, daring and provocative, with excellent performances. |
| 70 |
San Jose Mercury News Charlie McCollum
The Riches is not a perfect show (the story's twists stretch the rules of plausibility every week), but it has something to say about such concepts as freedom and what constitutes a normal life. In addition, you won't find any better lead performances on television than those offered by Driver and Izzard. |
| 70 |
Hollywood Reporter Barry Garron
Season 2 features an expanded role--probably too greatly expanded--for Dale (Todd Stashwick), the dull-witted, violent villain and nemesis from Traveller days. Even so, Izzard and Driver remain a joy to watch in this odd but fascinating series that is derivative of nothing on TV. |
| 70 |
Chicago Tribune Maureen Ryan
Though the show can demonstrate narrative drive within particular episodes--the second episode of Season 2, for example, is moderately suspenseful--over the long haul. |
| 50 |
Newark Star-Ledger Alan Sepinwall
Even though the performances, the writing, directing, etc., are uniformly strong, The Riches is just too unpleasant to make a weekly commitment to. |
| 30 |
TV Guide Matt Roush
I find The Riches emotionally flat, borderline pretentious and (metaphor acknowledged) dramatically phony. |
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