12 August 2010,
HitFix.com's Alan Sepinwall reviewed "Hawaii Five-0";
I liked the remake of the iconic '70s cop drama more than I expected to, since it's a vehicle for Alex O'Loughlin and my enthusiasm for him has never come close to matching that of CBS' development team. O'Loughlin's still pretty stiff, but Scott Caan is a lot of fun as his sidekick - so obviously strong that the producers are now suggesting it's going to be more of a buddy show (more politely, "an ensemble") than a star piece - Daniel Dae Kim and Grace Park are good, too, and director Len Wiseman gives it the feel of a noisy but entertaining summer action movie. We'll see if the show can keep up that style on a weekly basis, but it's a good start.