| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B- |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"The opening pumps you up, promising a smart, retro good time that the movie only partly delivers." more... |
B- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"This story, which crosses film noir with the look and feel of a Douglas Sirk film, balances between its crime element and its social commentary." more... |
B |
Chicago Tribune
Tasha Robinson |
"Sachs doesn't permit any passion to enter illicit affairs of the heart." more... |
D |
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum |
"McAdams is a particularly delightful vision." more... |
B |
Filmcritic.com
Matt McKillop |
"A cleverly scripted film featuring fine actors doing solid work -- nothing more, nothing less. more... |
B- |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"Teeters between film genres, not ever quite making up its mind what it strives for -- romantic farce or Hitchcock suspense, comedy of manners or crime melodrama." more... |
C |
Los Angeles Times
Carina Chocano |
"What starts as a dark comedy that plays like a film noir, or a film noir that plays as a dark comedy, detours into a melodramatic comedy of manners and ends up confused." more... |
C+ |
New York Post
Kyle Smith |
"Bracingly malicious noir." more... |
B- |
New York Times
Stephen Holden |
"When to shudder and when to smirk: as you watch this sly marital fable of secrets, lies and homicidal intent, you’re never sure of what your reaction should be." more... |
B- |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"Has the virtues of suspense, good performances and well-written scenes that are given time to breathe." more... |
B |
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