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Sep 22, 2011
80
Fifteen minutes into A Gifted Man, the performance of Patrick Wilson, Jennifer Ehle and Margo Martindale had completely won me over, and of all the pilots I've screened for fall, this is the one I most want to see more of.
Sep 22, 2011
80
There's no question that A Gifted Man is the network's best, most creatively successful effort in the past five years.
Sep 21, 2011
75
I want to be [hooked], because the actors are so charismatic. Remember Ehle with Colin Firth in PBS's 1995 "Pride & Prejudice"? But the New Agey ghost-as-conscience thing--done better with so much crazy verve in the hallucinatory "Eli Stone"--is strained by the end of the first episode
Sep 21, 2011
70
A Gifted Man is certainly earnest, in a "Marcus Welby, M.D." kind of way. Post-sale tinkering also improved the pilot, with Anna becoming Holt's conscience in a way that better explains her presence, while extracting some humor from their only-he-sees-her encounters.
Sep 22, 2011
70
A Gifted Man is solid enough, in fact, to make you forget it's a ghost story.
Sep 22, 2011
70
The writers of the series have left themselves plenty of possibilities to explore, and Mr. Wilson seems more than capable of carrying the show anyplace they choose to take it.
Sep 23, 2011
70
The general integrity of the first episode offers some hope that it won't become a Procedure of the Week melodrama.
Sep 23, 2011
70
Another preposterous television premise perhaps, but one that may be comforting to viewers looking for gentle escape with dash of uplift and hope.
Sep 26, 2011
70
The viewer are asked to digest a lot, but we're willing to bear with it and see if the subsequent episodes can strike the same supernatural-but-not-super-goofy note, retain the production values and keep us interested.
Sep 21, 2011
67
The earnestness comes in pretty strong doses, but it might be good for what ails you.
