… This grim drama about the members of an elite police unit kicks off with a supercharged hostage scene straight out of a Tony Scott film. But from there, it's strictly small-screen sameness with bargain-bin characters …USA Today says:
… a cut-rate version of the kind of show CBS already has in overabundance. …The New York Times says:
… may be too languid for its own good …The Los Angeles Times says:
… has an appealing modesty that survives its bouts of aesthetic overexcitement -- the occasionally lurching camera, hammering soundtrack, the sentimental pop song laid over the last couple of minutes as the principals silently end a long, hard day. However extravagant the production becomes, the actors stay grounded. …The Washington Post says:
… another victory for style over substance, slickly visual but essentially empty. …The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette says:
… It's not terrible, not great, just sort of so-so. …The Boston Globe says:
… goes through the motions quite competently and respectably. But it is nonetheless merely re-creating crime-series moves we've all seen many times before, with only the faintest afterimage of originality. …Variety says:
… benefits from the sturdy presence of Enrico Colantoni as its easygoing sergeant, but the premiere mostly fizzles with what amounts to a minor hostage situation and its prolonged aftermath. …The Hollywood Reporter says:
… a perfectly competent police procedural right down to its convincing weaponry and tactics. However, based on the pilot, it isn't particularly fresh or inventive. …10 p.m. Friday. CBS.