80
Kieslowski plays all this for laughs, and the anti-capitalist satire which fuels Karol's rake's progress remains the most satisfying part of the film.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
90
The New York Times by Caryn James
Throughout, White is filled with exquisite scenes that don't press too hard...and those moments are all the richer for their understatement.
100
Washington Post by Desson Thomson
Kryzstof Kieslowski's White...is a continuing testament to the Polish director's poetic mastery. Like all of Kieslowski's works, White articulates a whole language of sensations, images, ironies and mystery -- often with a minimum of dialogue. But it is no rarefied, abstract exercise. The movie...aches with human dimension.
75
ReelViews by James Berardinelli
Despite its flaws, White is an excellent character study, and the presentation of a twisted love story is compelling.
90
The entertaining second seg of Krzysztof Kieslowski’s “Three Colors” trilogy is involving, bittersweet and droll. A fine lead perf from Zbigniew Zamachowski anchors an ingenious rags-to-riches tale of revenge filtered through abiding love.
75
Entertainment Weekly by Lisa Schwarzbaum
There’s something earthy and elemental in this tale that was missing in Blue, something quirky and (measured by Kieslowskian standards) energetic.
89
Austin Chronicle by Marjorie Baumgarten
At heart, White is a black comedy with intriguing characters and a plot that plays its cards close to the deck.
88
Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert
All of these films approach their subjects with such irony that we cannot take them at face value; "White" is the anti-comedy, in between the anti-tragedy and the anti-romance.