70
The New York Times by Dave Kehr
In spite of its many flaws, the film never loses its focus on its fascinating central figure.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
90
It's all about having your intelligence -- emotional, spiritual, cerebral -- respected. Garcia does that; Place Vendôme does that.
75
San Francisco Examiner by G. Allen Johnson
Overall a well-played chess match of a movie.
75
It's rare that a crime movie achieves such emotional complexity, but this one is smartly layered.
38
New York Post by Jonathan Foreman
Heavy-handed, predictable and almost completely unbelievable.
80
Chicago Reader by Jonathan Rosenbaum
May have some of the trappings of an exotic thriller, but it's basically a character study.
90
Los Angeles Times by Kevin Thomas
This complex, sophisticated and increasingly suspenseful tale of love and betrayal, intrigue and redemption, is as elegant as its star and its settings.
67
Austin Chronicle by Marjorie Baumgarten
When Deneuve is not onscreen, the film is never denuff.
88
Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert
This human level is always there beneath the thriller elements. The screenplay takes care to bring the crime story and the personal histories together, so that even the crossed lines of romance work as plot points, not just sentiment.
80
Fascinating noir, which will long be remembered for its extraordinary lead performance by Catherine Deneuve.