Boris Without Beatrice(Boris sans Béatrice)

The Globe and Mail (Toronto) by

Beautiful to look at, the film showcases Côté’s talents at building tone and theme through images and sounds.

The New York Times by Ben Kenigsberg

Denis Côté’s Boris Without Beatrice appears to have something to say about the hubris of the modern business tycoon, but it never coalesces into more than a self-amused goof.

Slant Magazine by Chuck Bowen

The film offers an oxymoronic parable that’s been utilized countless times by cinema, in loose reiterations of A Christmas Carol: The protagonist must learn humility after learning that the world revolves around him.

The Hollywood Reporter by David Rooney

This is a laborious film that dulls the human drama at its core. Rather than pulling you into the protagonist's gradual acquaintance with his unfamiliar conscience, it shuts you out, leaving you bored and indifferent.

Screen International by Fionnuala Halligan

Cote’s film is consistently interesting without making the self-involved Boris’s plight in any way compelling.

The Film Stage by Giovanni Marchini Camia

Much like the film’s clinical cinematography, which is dominated by consistently striking yet lifeless tableaux, Côté’s theorem is closed in on itself, failing to produce interesting results.

Variety by Guy Lodge

A brittle, no-joke comedy of unchecked privilege that maintains the tone of social satire without ever alighting on a specific target.

The A.V. Club by Ignatiy Vishnevetsky

Boris Without Béatrice never feels like the work of an artist who actually believes in everything he’s doing.