| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B- |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"...a disappointment coming from director Ang Lee, but it's a watchable one..." more... |
C |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"...first languid, then passionate..." more... |
B |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips |
"...betrays as much indecision as craft." more... |
C |
E! Online
Matt Stevens |
"...more successful as an erotic drama than espionage thriller." more... |
B |
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman |
"Lust, Caution wants us to feel the erotic ping of buttoned-up people ripping open those buttons, but too often it's the film's drama that's under wraps." more... |
C+ |
filmcritic.com
Chris Cabin |
"More a holding pattern than a misstep, Lust, Caution shows that Lee continues to be fueled by gleeful intrigue." more... |
B- |
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan |
"...intense, psychologically intricate and sexually explicit..." more... |
A- |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"...could have done with a lot more lust and a lot less caution." more... |
C- |
New York Times
Manohla Dargis |
"...a sleepy, musty period drama about wartime maneuvers and bedroom calisthenics, and the misguided use of a solid director." more... |
C- |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...something to be seen and savored." more... |
A- |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"...potently erotic and suspenseful..." more... |
A- |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"...an immersion into another time, place and mentality." more... |
B |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sean Axmaker |
"...tastefully erotic..." more... |
B- |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...reserve dampens the passion in Lust, Caution..." more... |
B |
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