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8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 67Paste MagazineAndrew CrumpPaste MagazineAndrew CrumpIsabelle Huppert walks on screen in Luc Bondy’s False Confessions intent, it seems, on reminding audiences that she can do anything, including turn a modern adaptation of outdated theater tropes into near-vital product.
- 63RogerEbert.comPeter SobczynskiRogerEbert.comPeter SobczynskiHuppert is still there plugging away in every scene. To the extent that False Confessions does intermittently succeed, it is due almost entirely to her efforts.
- 50Slant MagazineChuck BowenSlant MagazineChuck BowenThe film is a trim farce with no blood flowing under its skin, as it’s all construction, setup, and payoff.
- 50Village VoiceMelissa AndersonVillage VoiceMelissa AndersonIn Luc Bondy’s largely inert False Confessions, the tedium is broken by the [Isabelle Huppert's] outfits, and by the way she moves in them.
- 50Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenLos Angeles TimesSheri LindenDespite a few playful flourishes, filmmaker Luc Bondy’s experiment in artifice never takes flight.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleFalse Confessions can be admired for its high style and distinct tone, but if you really want to enjoy it, you’ll have to force yourself.
- 30The New York TimesManohla DargisThe New York TimesManohla DargisThere is little to recommend here, even for Huppert completists who follow her anywhere.
- 25TheWrapRobert AbeleTheWrapRobert AbeleUnfortunately, to follow these characters around is to experience not great theater, nor rich cinema, nor architectural wonder, but rather the itch of the restless spectator.