90
Metascore
58 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100The PlaylistJessica KiangThe PlaylistJessica KiangBlue is the Warmest Color is a masterpiece of human warmth, empathy and generosity, because in a mere three hours, it gives you a whole new life to have lived.
- 100The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawBlue Is the Warmest Colour really is an outstanding film and the performances from Exarchopoulos and Séydoux make other people's acting look very weak.
- 100The TelegraphRobbie CollinThe TelegraphRobbie CollinIt is an extraordinary, prolonged popping-candy explosion of pleasure, sadness, anger, lust and hope.
- 100Time Out LondonDave CalhounTime Out LondonDave CalhounFrom this simple, not especially unique love story, Kechiche has fashioned an intimate epic.
- 100The Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerThe Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerLess concerned with classic storytelling than with creating virtual performance pieces on screen, the film features dozens of extended sequences of Adele and Emma both in and out of bed—scenes that are virtuously acted and directed, even if they run on for longer than most filmmakers would allow.
- 96Film.comJordan HoffmanFilm.comJordan HoffmanA damn near perfect film.
- 91Entertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattEntertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattBlue's raw portrayal of infatuation and heartbreak is both devastating and sublime. It's unforgettable.
- 90New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinNew York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinThe movie goes on for three hours without an emotional letup — it’s finally overwhelming.
- 75Slant MagazineEd GonzalezSlant MagazineEd GonzalezAbdellatif Kechiche reveals through his sense of composition, and collaboration with his remarkable actresses, a sensitivity to emotional nuance that's striking.