Critical reception for the album by critics were mixed.
Critical reception for the episode was mixed; certain critics believed the episode was not an "instant classic" in contrast to the other episodes of the season but called it "memorable" and "brilliant" nevertheless, while others regarded it as the black sheep of the season.
After years of almost impossibly glowing reviews from film critics, Pixar has suffered some of its own humbling moments, such as the critical reception for "Cars 2".
But the lukewarm critical reception for Young Americans suggested the alchemy of old was not working as it once had.
The critical reception for 1999's The Beta Band was, to say the least, mixed, as reviewers struggled to get a handle on its wild eclecticism.
Wainwright said that he is eager to pursue new ideas for full-scale operatic works, despite a lukewarm critical reception for Prima Donna.
That strain of yes-but ambivalence toward Flanagan and her writings can be found in almost all of the critical reception for her book.
If nothing else, the reboot succeeded in resetting the timeline after the poor critical reception for Raimi's final film, with its much-maligned multiple villains and emo Peter Parker.
Elsewhere, we have seen a cool critical reception for Michel Hazanavicius's The Search, with Bérénice Bejo as the EU official who befriends an orphan refugee boy during the Chechen war.
The show, which boasted star executive producers in the form of Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger, plus Boardwalk Empire creator Terence Winter as showrunner, had been moving toward a second outing despite a poor critical reception for its first season.
