IndieWire by David Ehrlich

The director has a novelist’s attention to nuance, and Barrage is at its best during the scenes in which Catherine and Alba are casually trying to redraw their boundaries.

Screen Daily by Lisa Nesselson

The style is minimalist and meandering but does eventually add up to an unsettling portrait of three generations connected by blood if not affection.

Screen International by Lisa Nesselson

The style is minimalist and meandering but does eventually add up to an unsettling portrait of three generations connected by blood if not affection.

Variety by Guy Lodge

After a taut, flinty opening that sees Huppert and Chammah sparring to quietly heart-ripping effect, the air trickles out of this sensitive but cliché-laced drama

The Hollywood Reporter by Jordan Mintzer

The film is more of a character study than a full-fledged family drama, though one that benefits from strong, naturalistic performances by castmembers that seem to know one another all too well.

The Film Stage by Ed Frankl

It’s a generational drama anchored by three great performances, but it feels rather distinctly average — and it’s hard to make Isabelle Huppert look average.

The Guardian by Peter Bradshaw

It’s an anticlimactic oddity of a film, and a slightly wasted opportunity – but with curiosity value.

CineVue by Patrick Gamble

Sadly, Schroeder lacks the confidence required to elevate this average drama into something more substantial.