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21 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirIt's a magnificent miniature, a supremely tender work that's full of emotion and even sentimentality.
- 88New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoTime to Leave just might be Ozon's best work yet. He tackles a sensitive, off-putting subject with a dignity that will put viewers at ease. Poupaud connects as the dying man and Moreau is - Moreau, a French national treasure.
- 75Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerChristian Science MonitorPeter RainerWhat makes the film intriguing, and somewhat off-putting, is that Romain is deliberately portrayed as a heel; he strains his relations with his lover and his family, except for his grandmother (Moreau), to the breaking point.
- 70New York Magazine (Vulture)New York Magazine (Vulture)As with all Ozon's work, Time to Leave resounds with grace notes. The wide-screen cinematography by Jeanne Lapoirie offsets (or maybe disguises) the movie's narrow scope, and there's something private--withholding--in Poupaud's beauty that gives his misanthropy a touch of mystery.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterA short and succinct film but it lingers long in the memory.
- 70The New York TimesDana StevensThe New York TimesDana StevensTime to Leave subordinates narrative to mood. Since the end of the story is never in doubt, the only surprises lie in the particulars of Romain’s behavior and the nuances of sorrow, determination and doubt that pass over Mr. Poupaud’s face.
- 67The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasOzon's disappointing new film Time To Leave is his "The Flower Of My Secret," a Douglas Sirk-inspired weepie about a terminal cancer victim making amends, but it's a little too sentimental and square even by his recent standards.
- 67Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumMoreau's few ripe scenes are choice, and she spices up the joint with her gravelly voice of je ne regrette rien.
- 50Village VoiceDennis LimVillage VoiceDennis LimTime to Leave amounts simply to a semi-thoughtful disease-of-the-week weepie, admirable in its restraint but shying from the terror of the situation.