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11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoCombining a thoughtful script with splendid acting -- especially by Sansa -- Bellocchio has fashioned a tense thriller that is both understated and powerful.
- 80VarietyDavid RooneyVarietyDavid RooneyNumerous filmmakers have attempted to dramatize the terrorist activity that gripped Italy in the 1970s, but few have done so with the unsettling power of Marco Bellocchio's Good Morning, Night.
- 75TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxIt's a thoughtful and ultimately chilling take on a tragedy that still has the power to disturb and divide.
- 70The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinBellocchio's film, which enlivens the grim realities of months in a stuffy apartment with striking bursts of lyricism, is often a powerful cautionary tale about the dangers of becoming a slave to ideology.
- 70Village VoiceJ. HobermanVillage VoiceJ. HobermanLike its oxymoronic title, Good Morning, Night is sober yet filled with fancy. There's a wistful aspect to the movie.
- 70The New York TimesDana StevensThe New York TimesDana StevensAt times Good Morning, Night feels as claustrophobic as the apartment itself, and you may feel that the director is handling his volatile material with a bit too much delicacy. But the movie's atmosphere is a curious mixture of obliqueness and intensity.
- 70SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirIt's a strange and murky movie, at times a frustrating one, but I also found it profoundly moving in a way no regular thriller ever is.
- 63New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanThough he doesn't possess the dangerous confusion of his tragically misguided heroes, veteran director Marco Bellocchio does share their capacity for raising thought-provoking points that end in an ineffectual tangle.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe writer-director's inquiry into this tragedy makes for a moving and intelligent film, but the dark story never feels fully realized.
- 50Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumIt has been called both detached and loaded, unfairly slanted as well as balanced by some of its critics--I can only testify that I found the film both troubling and absorbing over two separate viewings.