86
Metascore
24 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonIt's a great pleasure that -- we get to ponder one of the most involving psychological mysteries in recent memory.
- 100TV Guide MagazineFrank LoveceTV Guide MagazineFrank LoveceThe film ends with a return to the beach, and one of the most psychologically chilling and expertly photographed shots imaginable.
- 90Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasRequires careful attention at its abrupt finish. Close concentration on the final shots yields a meaning not possible should a viewer's attention wander or turn away a few moments too soon.
- 90L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorPowerfully enigmatic study of the fundamental opacity of human relations.
- 90VarietyDerek ElleyVarietyDerek ElleyAn exquisite reflection on personal bereavement.
- 83Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumOzon specializes in dissecting the vulnerability, erotic longing, and garbled intentions with which people regularly rub up against one another.
- 80Village VoiceAmy TaubinVillage VoiceAmy TaubinRampling has never been as beautiful, not to mention as emotionally naked, nuanced, and affecting as she is here.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannSan Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannThis is Rampling's film, and she's never less than surprising, never less than a revelation.
- 75New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoA sensitive and subtle meditation on aging, loss and bereavement.
- 75Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonIt stays in your memory, will not leave you in peace.