Leaders of the belligerent states take the form of Ciarán Hinds (good) and Dominic West (evil), both good actors who phone in ludicrously hammy performances here. (fanthefiremagazine.com)
Stronger is a tougher sell all round, in part because of Green's sincere efforts to capture a persuasive feel for working - class Boston here, which feels salty and ribald but not hammy in a Departed way. (telegraph.co.uk)
It might just do the trick, if its frantic doctors can save the first episode from a deadly case of hammy dialogue. (metacritic.com)