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32 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91Portland OregonianKim MorganPortland OregonianKim MorganThough you get caught up in the criminal element (you really want these people to get away with it), you're also fascinated by who to trust. It's an unusual dance between the awkward and plain that becomes romantic and thrilling -- a subtly impressive feat to say the least.
- 91Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumExpertly sinister, office-as-devil's-playground French thriller.
- 90Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWall Street JournalJoe MorgensternSince you can't read my lips, read my words: See this movie.
- 90Washington PostMichael O'SullivanWashington PostMichael O'SullivanFascinating and transgressive love story.
- 90SalonCharles TaylorSalonCharles TaylorIt's a wholly amoral movie, but it's honestly amoral. And that's a relief for the audience.
- 80New Times (L.A.)Robert WilonskyNew Times (L.A.)Robert WilonskyAudiard keeps things shaky, grim, claustrophobic, doomed. His film has the feel of documentary, as he follows Clara through the daily grind that pulverizes her. We're in her head, literally.
- 75New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsA gritty thriller on the theme of the con man conned. It works as well as it does thanks to a captivating lead performance by Emmanuelle Devos and the superb direction of Jacques Audiard.
- 75Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanThe two leads don't have sexual chemistry together, but that's part of the point.
- 60New York Magazine (Vulture)Peter RainerNew York Magazine (Vulture)Peter RainerDevos is especially fine as a woman whose inner solitude carries depth charges.
- 50Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe first half is a well-acted psychological drama, but the second half is standard thriller fare with more action than insight.