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25 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90The New York TimesManohla DargisThe New York TimesManohla DargisAn exuberant, exhilaratingly playful testament to being young and hungry -- for life and meaning and immortality, and for other young and restless bodies -- Reprise is a blast of unadulterated movie pleasure.
- 90Los Angeles TimesCarina ChocanoLos Angeles TimesCarina ChocanoNorwegian director Joachim Trier's inspiring first feature Reprise joyfully tackles the process of self-creation, as well as the friendships that feed and sustain it. He captures, in a way that's cool and romantic and heady, the moment in life when nothing matters more than ideas, influences and the possibility of shaping one's life into a work of art.
- 88USA TodayClaudia PuigUSA TodayClaudia PuigWith its almost stream-of-consciousness style, Reprise offers a fresh and compelling look at the vagaries of friendship and creativity.
- 83The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasLike many debut features, Reprise is a foremost a statement of purpose, and in that respect, at least, Trier shows limitless promise.
- 80Village VoiceVillage VoiceReprise--a masculine story whose women come off best--is less a hermeneutic finger in your face (though it aims wonderfully low blows at literary celebrity) than a savage, funny, tender, tragic, and strangely beautiful riff on growing up in a broken world.
- 75TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxThe result is a rich and touching exploration of the vagaries of fortune, literary reputation and, above all, friendship that works on several levels at once. The soundtrack includes songs by Joy Division, New Order and Le Tigre.
- 70Film ThreatFilm ThreatReprise is an energetic romp through creative frustration, stagnant relationships, the fear of change and romance-fueled insanity.
- 70VarietyVarietyFinal result, with its peculiar happy ending that may or may not be a further fantasy, may leave some auds feeling more drained than satisfied. It's a bit like spending 105 minutes with a litter of frisky, mischievous puppies.
- 70New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinNew York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinBroadly, this is a coming-of-age movie in the "Diner" mold: Trier tracks Phillip and Erik and a few of their pals as they stagger into a world that can't be attuned to their (male adolescent) expectations--especially in regard to women.
- 70Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWall Street JournalJoe MorgensternAnders Danielsen Lie, gives a performance that's as distinctive as any in recent memory -- casually witty, remarkably graceful and yet terrifying in its explosiveness.