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16 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasBrings maximum subtlety, nuance and insight into the timeless story of first love.
- 90New Times (L.A.)David EhrensteinNew Times (L.A.)David EhrensteinCharged by Rideau's amazingly sexy performance as the most forthright gay character put on screen to date, this is a fine piece of filmmaking.
- 90VarietyRobert KoehlerVarietyRobert KoehlerThe elusive, quicksilver nature of young love is often reduced to crude simplicities by the movies, but director Sebastien Lifshitz and writing partner Stephane Bouquet have observed it with a superb balance of aesthetics and insight in Come Undone.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannSan Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannThe photography is strong, the performances sympathetic and the sex plentiful.
- 75Philadelphia InquirerDesmond RyanPhiladelphia InquirerDesmond RyanA delicately managed piece that is by turns intimately detailed and elliptical, and that's an approach that suits the tangled emotions of its two protagonists.
- 70TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxA moody, subtle drama that has more in common with the tragedy of "Endless Love" than "Where The Boys Are."
- 70Village VoiceDennis LimVillage VoiceDennis LimCome Undone's true subject is, simply enough, the perspective-warping enormity of first love, as preserved in a scrapbook of before-and-after snapshots.
- 63Baltimore SunChris KaltenbachBaltimore SunChris KaltenbachCome Undone would have benefited immensely from less constricted performances from Elkaim and Rideau, both of whom go through the film determined not to crack a smile.
- 50New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanThere isn't much here besides two self-absorbed kids.
- 38New York PostJonathan ForemanNew York PostJonathan ForemanOne of those French films whose makers won't lower themselves to tell a story in a way that is entertaining or compelling.