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15 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Chicago ReaderLisa AlspectorChicago ReaderLisa AlspectorSubtly profound love story.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertI cannot imagine a Hollywood movie like this. Audiences would be baffled.
- 75ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliThis is a film to be enjoyed on a psychological level for its keen understanding of the contradictory impulses that drive sexual and social intercourse.
- 70The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenWatching this handsomely filmed, deftly edited but rather dry movie, you keep imagining the juice that a director like Pedro Almodovar could have squeezed out of the same story.
- 70Village VoiceJ. HobermanVillage VoiceJ. HobermanPredicated as it is on Huppert's pensive, provocative blankness, the action moves a bit slowly, although, as is often the case with Jacquot, events make more sense after the movie is over.
- 67Austin ChronicleSteve DavisAustin ChronicleSteve DavisPredicated as it is on Huppert's pensive, provocative blankness, the action moves a bit slowly, although, as is often the case with Jacquot, events make more sense after the movie is over. Dares to provoke rather than titillate in its delineation of love's strange ways. As the French might say, “L'amour, l'amour, toujours l'amour.”
- 50San Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannSan Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannTalky, emphatically unsteamy psychological drama.
- 50TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineHuppert's performance leans a bit heavily on the moist-in-the-eyes motif, but it's terrific none-the-less.
- 50Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittNever quite catches fire.