Chicago Tribune by Michael Wilmington

As we watch, we can sense, once again, the eye of a painter, the dreams of a poet and, tying them together, the vision of a master.

San Francisco Examiner by Wesley Morris

The least opaque of Antonioni's films, unburdened by stylishness and his imagistic inflammations.

Chicago Reader by Jonathan Rosenbaum

This is why movies were invented.

Los Angeles Times by Kevin Thomas

A shimmeringly beautiful and wise reverie on love and desire.

Portland Oregonian by Shawn Levy

Mostly it's inspiring: to think that a man of Antonioni's years and talents is still capable of producing such vital work.

San Francisco Chronicle by Edward Guthmann

It's that compelling sense of mystery, of the endless search and its undercurrent of loneliness, that sets this great filmmaker apart.

The New York Times by Stephen Holden

The impact of these stories is not in the words but in the way the mood, texture and the acting build each situation into a visually intense parable about the similarity of spiritual, erotic and aesthetic aspiration.

Film.com

This meeting of two giants of European cinema only briefly comes to life.

TV Guide Magazine by Frank Lovece

A sad blot on an impressive career.

Village Voice by Michael Atkinson

It's not easy to endure, despite -- or due to the embarrassment of -- an all-star cast.