Summary"Mentalist, noun. Someone who uses mental acuity, hypnosis and/or suggestion. A master manipulator of thoughts and behavior." The Mentalist tells the tale of Patrick Jane, who is employed as an independent consultant working with the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to solve crimes. He had been making a living as a psychic, and he woul... Read More
Created By:Bruno Heller
❮ The Mentalist
Season 1
7 Seasons
Season Premiere:
Sep 23, 2008
Metascore
Generally Favorable
65
User score
Universal Acclaim
8.7
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
62% Positive
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
38% Mixed
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80
Stunning opening suggests the potential. It's Baker's show, and he excels. But guest stars impress, too.
80
This role is tailor-made for Baker, who has a flair for playing irreverent characters who are crucial to the success of the system even as they tweak its authority figures.
User score
Universal Acclaim
90% Positive
198 Ratings
198 Ratings
7% Mixed
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
2% Negative
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
Mar 11, 2019
10
The show is one of my all time favorites and I would recommend it to anyone who loves crime drama, but are tired of the constant CSI or Law and Order remakes & re-dos. Once you get past the sometimes cheesy nature, the show makes you want to watch more of it, and very soon you will find yourself watching and watching and watching. It also makes a great point of making you relate to the characters and feel for them. Speaking of which Simon Baker absolutely kills the role of Patrick Jane. The boyish charm and subtle arrogance, almost dares you to be against however, often times you will find yourself smiling at the end of his quirky comments and quips. It's almost as if Simon Baker was born to play this role. He sells his character completely and it is beyond entertaining to watch him interact with the supporting characters. He brings an air of mystery and quirkiness that is not only refreshing to watch but lovable as well. The supporting actors, are just that. They play off of Baker amazingly and once I reach the end of it, I know I am going to be sad. It's one of those shows that will make you want to re-watch it, just to hear some more one-liners.
Oct 16, 2014
10
It is my favourite show , with constant appeal of role of simon baker and with his stand out performance , this show had made viewers , watch it over and over again.
70
Its detective plots are cozily formulaic, its defining twist cheerfully preposterous. As cop-show comfort food, it's a kind of California fusion cooked up to appeal to people fed up with techno-beat lab scenes.
70
The Mentalist is anything but irksome, proving once again that watchable television isn't so much about originality--if something hasn't been done before, there might be a reason--as it is about execution.
60
The results are satisfying, and suspenseful, yes, but also a little bit stupid and predictable, too.
50
Smart guys from the outskirts of society have been solving tough cases entertainingly at least as long as Sherlock Holmes. The Mentalist simply presents another, along with no compelling reason either to tune in or turn off.
40
The smirky cynicism, savage mockery of New Age verities and prickly atheism of its lead character could have made The Mentalist fascinating (if not altogether pleasant) viewing. Instead, it turns down the same formulaic path as CBS' other police procedurals, a sort of CSI-with-a-fake-crystal-ball.
Mar 20, 2014
10
absolutely love this show. if you think its a ripoff of psych then im glad they ripped it off because psych was only an ok show. Some of the acting can be improved but Simon Baker makes the show.
Aug 7, 2013
6
Having Patrick Jane as one of the only characters well developed in the cast hit the series badly, the whole cast suffers from having no backbone or inner workings as they serve only to oppose Patrick at some point to bounce off how important a character he is. The other main actors have done well themselves however this does not help their roles as they seem to begin anew every episode with Lisbon and the gang always forgetting that Patrick knows what to do in most situations which only then are proved time and time again that they cannot best his integrity and if they ever disagree are soon proved wrong, a simple formula for a one time use but this happens every episode. You'll have someone die or shown dead at the start of the episode which is fine for a crime drama series but then falls when the audio for the start plays that doesn't fit at all play wrenching you from whatever you were connected to in the show resulting in whomever watching to be less inclined to take the show seriously and treat it as a much lighter toned drama that assumes most of the characters are joking half the time but aren't. With characters adding nothing to the overall show, music that does not fit and a plot that is somewhat predictable and drawn out the only part I found welcoming was the character Patrick and his resolve to tackling each crime and his task for revenge.
Mar 21, 2013
6
I enjoy the show, but it's truly time to end the Red John part of it. We're invested enough in the characters now that it's OK if the resolve it; I'll keep watching anyway. It was really disappointing when they had Jane shoot Red John only to have it be a case of mistaken identity. That had a Dallas-like feel to it (remember the whole season of Dallas that ended up being a dream?). It's time to end the Red John drama and move in a new direction.
Jan 19, 2013
6
Its ok, but the big things that really bother me would be Robin Tunney's God awful acting and the fact that is really isn't that exciting and not a lot happens.
Jul 15, 2012
0
The lead guy **** so right off the bat thats a recipe for sestruction! Not to mention IT'S A COMPLETE KNOCKOFF OF PSYCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
