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The Lincoln Journal Star
The drama is quite riveting.
This drama is so catchy!
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Los Angeles Times
True Detective runs slow and steady without ever seeming to drag. Even minor characters get room to breathe, and seem independently alive; the briefest scenes seem to imply life beyond the frame.... The dance [Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson] do together here is work of a very high order, and all the reason you need to watch.
The rhythm of True Detective is slow and steady but doesn't seem to drag at all . Even the supporting characters appearing for a brief moment appear to be lively and independent characters; the ultra-brief scenes all seem to imply a life beyond the camera. . . The pairings in this show (Matthew McConaughey and Woo Dee Harrelson) are super high-end performances that you have to watch for all the reasons.
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The Hollywood Reporter The Hollywood Reporter
The acting--by Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson--is off the charts. The writing and the concept, by series creator and novelist Nic Pizzolatto, undulates from effectively brash soliloquies to penetratingly nuanced moments carried by sparse prose. Lastly, director Cary Joji Fukunaga has created a beautiful, sprawling sense of place (the series is shot and set in Louisiana).
The performances by Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson (in the film) are absolutely compelling. Both the script and concept are in the hands of the show's creator, novelist Nick Pizzolatto, as the sparse dialogue fluctuates from practically opinionated monologues to deeply nuanced moments. In the end, director Kerry Fukunaga created a beautiful, terrifying sense of place (the episodes were shot and set in Louisiana).
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Kansas City Star Kansas City Star
After True Detective, all the other TV cops hunting serial killers are going to look like copycats. It's that the taut script and spot-on dialogue takes us on a '90s noir roller coaster ride of Shakespearean tragedy with fearless literary aspirations, delivered by two actors at the top of their game.
After True Detective, all other TV episodes of cops hunting serial killers will look like knockoffs. The tight script and just the right dialogue take us to a tragedy of Shakespeare's vain literary longing, a '90s black roller coaster, brought to us by two actors who use their very best performances.
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TV Guide
The crime they're investigating often takes such a back seat to the show's tricky structure and the all-pervasive angst you may once again wonder what exactly HBO has against the notion of narrative urgency. But be patient with this slow-burner of a disturbing, demanding drama. These detectives are truly fascinating.
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New York Daily News
Happy, Harrelson and McConaughey play the characters well enough, and the script is crafted ingeniously enough, that we want to know where it all goes next--and don't focus on the likelihood it will be no place good.
Happily, Harrison and McConaughey's characters are well-acted and scripted enough, and we wonder what those good things will be like next season--would they be worse than the first in every way season.
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The New Yorker
Whatever the length of the show's much admired tracking shot (six minutes, uncut!), it feels less hardboiled than softheaded. Which might be OK if True Detective were dumb fun, but, good God, it's not: it's got so much gravitas it could run for President.
No matter how long the acclaimed follow-up sequence on the show is (six minutes, no editing), it doesn't look very hardcore Rather stupid. If True Detective was a silly show, it would be fine, but, oh god, it's not: it's so "tight" that it could run for president.
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