DMZ: Limited Series

"A well-crafted tale about hope in the face of hopelessness..."

"While this premise oozes potential, it’s stifled both by its incoherent politics and its plodding approach to its characters, which makes even its most powerful and charismatic performers feel without purpose."

"DMZ is generic enough to accept multiple interpretations, which also means it can let specific messages get muddled by broad rhetoric."

"It’s a political drama that’s studiedly nonpartisan. Whether that makes the show universal, or too cautious to risk possible future seasons, depends on which side you’re coming from."

"It’s full of big ideas that never materialise and characters without room to grow."

"It comes down to the usual post-apocalyptic tale about human beings who haven’t really learned anything after the world has been turned upside down... But boy, does everyone look good amidst all the graffiti and fallen skyscrapers and blood and bullets."

"That expert craftsman directors and some interesting actors can hold some of this thin plotting and clunky dialogue together at all is a testament to their skill."

"Uninvolving..."

"The actors stretch mightily in their performances to sell the many plot holes that DMZ requires us to ignore..."

"The first episode... has some overwrought sequences, but Ernest R. Dickerson brings some welcome grit to the ensuing episodes."