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28 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWall Street JournalJoe MorgensternMr. Luchini gives one of the best performances of the year, in one of the best movies of the year.
- Patrice Leconte has long ago mastered a Gallic specialty: the knack of making impeccably polished, graceful films with an unpretentious ease while allowing them to emerge seeming fresh and spontaneous. Leconte's latest film to reach the U.S. reveals him to be at his slyest best.
- 80The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe film insightfully probes into the things that are said and the intense feelings that are merely implied, buzzing at a low level just beneath the surface.
- 80The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenEstablishes its mood of playful erotic suspense in the first 10 minutes and sustains its cat-and-mouse game between therapist and patient through variations that are by turns amusing, titillating and mildly scary.
- 75Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittLeconte justifies his vaunted reputation by lending freshness and feeling to what could have been a gimmicky tragicomedy.
- 70VarietyLisa NesselsonVarietyLisa NesselsonConsistently entertaining exploration of how much -- or how little -- is required to overcome obstacles to self-actualization should be welcome wherever auds crave a good story told with nuance and flair.
- 70L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorLeconte, as always, means to explore the gray areas between sexual espionage and love, and there remains something powerful about the fantasy of being listened to, without judgment.
- 63New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickNo "Girl on the Bridge," but this comic thriller does generate a fair amount of erotic tension and sly commentary on psychoanalysis.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe film does get claustrophobic. It never quite achieves the balance between a two-character study and a larger world, as did "The Man on the Train." The film also could do with a bit more humor, most of which is supplied by the sagacious shrink.
- 50Village VoiceVillage VoiceA bland chamber drama for those who like their French cinema tame, talky, and just a little titillating.