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20 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90TimeRichard SchickelTimeRichard SchickelA formally elegant, subtly savage and powerfully affecting film.
- 75Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe acting is fine, the filmmaking is honest, and the class-conscious story couldn't be more timely.
- 70The New RepublicStanley KauffmannThe New RepublicStanley KauffmannOnce we learn the story's terrain, we have a pretty good idea of the paths it will follow. Still, because the picture is tidily directed and acted--in one case, better than that--it has the comforts of well-made old things.
- 70VarietyEddie CockrellVarietyEddie CockrellArresting and fascinating.
- 70The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenAs the relentlessly morose movie shows, a corporate hero is not the same thing as a humanitarian; in many ways, he's the antithesis.
- 70TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxFly's striking, often suspenseful drama has all the elements of a Shakespearean tragedy: an insecure young prince who must prove his mettle and loses his soul; a cruel, manipulative queen who cares only for power; a close adviser whose motives aren't always clear.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe film is an initially insightful portrait of modern corporate society that unfortunately lapses into melodrama.
- 50Village VoiceLeslie CamhiVillage VoiceLeslie CamhiThe Inheritance is most effective in its first half...But the film falters as it moves closer to home and the heart, veering off into melodramatic and quasi-surreal scenarios.
- 50New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoThe Inheritance has a promising start but soon becomes preachy and melodramatic.
- 25New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardDon't see The Inheritance if you're already depressed. This airless downer from Danish director Per Fly is about an heir who makes one wrong decision from which even lousier decisions effortlessly flow.