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28 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThere are so many guilty pleasures here that it's amazing the film is as good as it is. The passions feel real, the roles are fully inhabited and the art speaks for itself.
- 65MovielineMichelle OrangeMovielineMichelle OrangeDespite an admirable mastery of both Russian and French, Mikkelsen has no shot at making a proud (Russian!) musical genius a believably lovesick puppy.
- A sumptuous recreation of 1920s France and the unbridled affair between two of the century's most iconic figures.
- 60New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNew York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierWhere the film fails, ironically, is in the central love affair. Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen is undeniably gifted, but his Stravinsky is a blank, stoic presence only comfortable at a piano.
- 50VarietyJordan MintzerVarietyJordan MintzerOn a dramatic level, Dutch-born helmer Jan Kounen's hyper-stylized, emotionally vacuous film is like a pair of designer pants that look great but don't fit, or a rare vinyl recording that keeps skipping at the best parts.
- 50Village VoiceVillage VoiceHere, Coco's cast as a femme fatale who preys on a helpless nebbish--the Audrey Tautou--starring "Coco Avant Chanel" was much more fun.
- 50Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThe movie, by Dutch director Jan Kounen, is all surfaces, set pieces, Significant Looks, and voguing -- the same strictures Chanel and Stravinsky sought to bust.
- 50The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenNever regains that initial blast of energy and the final scenes wobble toward a wishy-washy ending.