50
A bland chamber drama for those who like their French cinema tame, talky, and just a little titillating.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
75
Christian Science Monitor by David Sterritt
Leconte justifies his vaunted reputation by lending freshness and feeling to what could have been a gimmicky tragicomedy.
70
Leconte, as always, means to explore the gray areas between sexual espionage and love, and there remains something powerful about the fantasy of being listened to, without judgment.
90
Wall Street Journal by Joe Morgenstern
Mr. Luchini gives one of the best performances of the year, in one of the best movies of the year.
50
The Hollywood Reporter by Kirk Honeycutt
The film does get claustrophobic. It never quite achieves the balance between a two-character study and a larger world, as did "The Man on the Train." The film also could do with a bit more humor, most of which is supplied by the sagacious shrink.
70
Consistently entertaining exploration of how much -- or how little -- is required to overcome obstacles to self-actualization should be welcome wherever auds crave a good story told with nuance and flair.
63
No "Girl on the Bridge," but this comic thriller does generate a fair amount of erotic tension and sly commentary on psychoanalysis.
80
The film insightfully probes into the things that are said and the intense feelings that are merely implied, buzzing at a low level just beneath the surface.
80
The New York Times by Stephen Holden
Establishes its mood of playful erotic suspense in the first 10 minutes and sustains its cat-and-mouse game between therapist and patient through variations that are by turns amusing, titillating and mildly scary.