59
Metascore
21 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasA pleasure in all ways.
- 90Chicago ReaderLisa AlspectorChicago ReaderLisa AlspectorFew things are more enthralling than unrequited love, as demonstrated by this drama.
- 75New York PostJonathan ForemanNew York PostJonathan ForemanThe pace slackens a little after the first hour, but the photography by Remi Adefarasin and music by Magnus Fiennes keep the emotion stoked.
- 75Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaPhiladelphia InquirerSteven ReaFiennes does this sort of inner pain thing exceedingly well, Tyler is beguiling and believable, and there is an edge of wit and grace to the proceedings.
- 67Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumTatyana, the embodiment of a heroine whose still waters run deep, requires more maturity than Tyler as yet possesses.
- 67Portland OregonianShawn LevyPortland OregonianShawn LevyA handsome, somewhat draggy and abrupt film that's more memorable in snippets than as a whole.
- 63Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonDespite Fiennes' splendid moodiness and Tyler's radiant vulnerability, despite lovely settings... this movie is dull.
- 60Film.comRobert HortonFilm.comRobert Horton(Tyler's) voice is still mall American, and Onegin's rejection of her is nowhere near as puzzling or as tragic as it's supposed to be.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleWould have been a stronger movie if it didn't require a strong cup of coffee going in.
- 50New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsMakes you appreciate opera, or NoDoz.