50
It's kind of a mess. An agreeable, even lovable mess, but still a mess.
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New York Daily News by Jack Mathews
There isn't a flicker of chemistry between these old pros in Andre Techine's peculiar melodrama.
63
While incontrovertibly light compared to contemporary master of melodrama Andre Techine's best work, this 2005 romance is best enjoyed as the welcome reunion of two of French cinema's most beloved stars.
70
The Hollywood Reporter by Kirk Honeycutt
A thoughtful and reflective love story about the impact of time on true love.
70
A Cathererine Deneuve-Gerard Depardieu vehicle that leaves ample room for interesting supporting characters, this moody, more-bitter-than-sweet ode to anxiety is intense adult fare reinforced by effective no frills lensing.
50
Entertainment Weekly by Lisa Schwarzbaum
Strangely inert drama.
50
Village Voice by Michael Atkinson
If the title, knee-jerk cast, pop-song intro, and schmaltzy plotline of his new film Changing Times is any indication, he's (André Téchiné) now the French mainstream, the premier Gallic pilot of high-toned soap opera.
67
There's something uniquely pleasurable about watching a director in total command of his craft, even when that craft is in service of a scattershot melodrama with pale intimations of social relevance.
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The New York Times by Stephen Holden
In Changing Times, Mr. Téchiné, the great French director, is near the peak of his form. Weaving a half dozen subplots, he creates a set of variations on the theme of divided sensibilities tugging one another into states of perpetual unrest and possible happiness.
50
It's always enjoyable watching Depardieu and Deneuve, but they deserve better material than they've been given by Techine.