73
Metascore
27 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Philadelphia InquirerDesmond RyanPhiladelphia InquirerDesmond RyanRemarkable movie.
- 88Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonHas the resonance, eloquence and formal rigor of a piece of great literature.
- 80TimeRichard CorlissTimeRichard CorlissBinoche is especially subtle and radiant in another splendid drama from Leconte.
- 80The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottMr. Leconte seems at last to have anchored his cinematic gifts to a story worth caring about.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleWesley MorrisSan Francisco ChronicleWesley MorrisThe director has concocted a tragedy that actually feels tragic.
- 75New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanIt doesn't get much more romantic than this.
- 75New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickHas its sluggish stretches, but the superb level of acting is more than ample compensation.
- 75Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittLeconte reconfirms his growing importance to French cinema with this precisely crafted, marvelously acted drama, which makes a powerful statement on capital punishment.
- 75Miami HeraldRene RodriguezMiami HeraldRene RodriguezCelebrates a larger-than-life heroism that is, sadly, all too rare.
- 50L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorAs 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.