Mr. Leconte seems at last to have anchored his cinematic gifts to a story worth caring about.
75
San Francisco ChronicleWesley Morris
San Francisco ChronicleWesley Morris
The director has concocted a tragedy that actually feels tragic.
75
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
It doesn't get much more romantic than this.
75
New York PostLou Lumenick
New York PostLou Lumenick
Has its sluggish stretches, but the superb level of acting is more than ample compensation.
75
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Leconte reconfirms his growing importance to French cinema with this precisely crafted, marvelously acted drama, which makes a powerful statement on capital punishment.
75
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
Celebrates a larger-than-life heroism that is, sadly, all too rare.
50
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
As stunning to look at as "Girl on the Bridge" or indeed any of his others, but it lacks the distilled intensity — and, surprisingly for Leconte, the wit.