Below are links to reviews for the new HBO miniseries John Adams, starring Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney. The seven-part, eight and a half hour program focuses on both John Adams' political accomplishments, as well as his relationship with his wife, Abigail.
John Adams Reviews
- The New Yorker: The Divider (March 17, 2008)
- There is much that is wonderful in "John Adams"...
- Entertainment Weekly: John Adams A- (March 16, 2008)
- You'd have to be a heartless Commie bastard not to enjoy HBO's seven-part miniseries "John Adams."
- Variety: Recently Reviewed John Adams (March 13, 2008)
- "John Adams" sparks to life only sporadically -- indicative of a project that expects to be admired in the way one would a museum piece, resisting the customary demands of a TV audience.
- The Patriot Ledger: HBO's new John Adams series hits home (March 17, 2008)
- NPR: Reviewed: HBO's John Adams (6:43)
- RopesofSilicon.com: "John Adams" Part One Review - Part Two Review
- San Francisco Chronicle: John, we hardly knew ye (March 14, 2008)
- USA Today: HBO's John Adams Oddly Lacking in Character (March 14, 2008)
- Bloomberg.com: Giamatti Reviews Vain, Brilliant John Adams (March 13, 2008)
- Denver Post: "John Adams" a gritty, intimate ride on HBO (March 13, 2008)
- CinemaBlend: John Adams Premieres on HBO (March 13, 2008)
- Austin360.com: Hip History on HBO: John Adams (March 14, 2008)