Opening Ceremony Reviews

Check out critics' reactions from Matt Zoller Seitz, James Poniewozik, Robert Bianco, Sarah Lyall, and Bryan Bishop. The British perspective from the Telegraph and the Guardian, plus international reaction. Kevin Gosztola says smug American elitism was on display in NBC's broadcast, and Twitter captured a lot of viewer dissatisfaction. Twitter's UK blog covers the volume of tweets. Jim Stogdill is also not happy with NBC.