79
Metascore
26 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanA domestic tragedy of lacerating vision.
- 90Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWall Street JournalJoe MorgensternA stunning drama that's distinguished by a magnificent performance; the most powerful scenes are those that play, as recollection or confession, on Lena Endre's lovely face.
- 90Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasComplex, challenging and richly rewarding, it glows with the kind of wrenchingly selfless portrayals that are the hallmark of the Bergman classics.
- 90Film.comPeter BrunetteFilm.comPeter BrunetteIt makes us realize, suddenly, and with immense regret, what the rest of contemporary cinema so sorely lacks.
- 88Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIntriguing in the way it dances in and out of the shadow of Bergman's autobiography.
- 83Seattle Post-IntelligencerPaula NechakSeattle Post-IntelligencerPaula NechakUllmann has honed a too-long and sometimes relentless film that delves into the selfishness of passion but also captures the elusiveness and unpredictability of love.
- 80The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenThis attenuated two-and-a-half-hour reflection on marriage, adultery, parenthood and the casualties of sexual warfare unfolds like a brooding autobiographical epilogue to Mr. Bergman's much stormier 1973 masterpiece, "Scenes From a Marriage."
- 75Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittAn intense, claustrophobic drama of love and infidelity.
- 75New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanHits so hard because it feels so real.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleMuch of the film is so wrenching there's no time for idle thoughts.