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12 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Wall Street JournalKyle SmithWall Street JournalKyle SmithFew caper comedies have this much heart, and few romantic dramas offer such an appealingly nutty plot.
- 75Slant MagazineGreg NussenSlant MagazineGreg NussenThe innocent, it turns out, isn’t a single character but the person inside us all, playing at the version of ourselves we’d rather be.
- 75The PlaylistElena LazicThe PlaylistElena LazicGarrel here delivers a witty and elegantly constructed film that joyfully draws parallels between acting and lying, being and pretending, while remaining breezy, fun, eminently accessible and even welcoming.
- 75RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyRogerEbert.comGlenn KennyThe Innocent is quirky, touching, and well-played fun.
- 75The Film StageEthan VestbyThe Film StageEthan VestbyDespite ending on a bit of narrative symmetry I maybe should’ve seen coming, Garrel isn’t doing anything particularly profound or surprising, but I came away, in some strange fashion, understanding him a little more, and frankly wanting to see another of his movies.
- 70The New York TimesClaire ShafferThe New York TimesClaire ShafferThe entertainment value of The Innocent lies not in the actual heist — which amounts to little more than a shipment of caviar at a truck stop — but in its lighthearted comedy, its by-the-numbers romance plot and its relatable family drama grafted onto an absurd premise.
- 70VarietyCatherine BrayVarietyCatherine BrayThis film is a slightly slipperier customer than a topline summary would suggest, with tonal shifts that shouldn’t work, but somehow do.
- 60The GuardianCath ClarkeThe GuardianCath ClarkeIt’s a broad, enjoyable, lighthearted movie with a fair few not-insignificant plot holes, but a genuinely surprising storyline that keeps you guessing to the end.
- 60Time OutTime OutThe result, if you can get past some of its absurdities, is a slight, enjoyable, lightweight jaunt. Just don’t expect anything more.
- 50Screen DailyTim GriersonScreen DailyTim GriersonThis likeable, terribly contrived charmer is helped by a game cast that almost gets away clean, ultimately hampered by a script that impishly (but not always confidently) switches between tones.