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7.6 out of 10

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  • Starring: Cate Blanchett, Giovanni Ribisi
  • Summary: A luminous and haunting love story, layered, in the tradition of Kieslowski, over a probing exploration of the modern world and its moral choices. (Miramax)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 31
  3. Negative: 1 out of 31
  1. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    90
    Here the clinical, stopwatch precision of Mr. Tykwer's explorations of synchronicity and Kieslowski's warmer, metaphysically dreamy speculations about the role of chance and coincidence in human affairs synchronize into a film whose formal elegance is matched by its depth of feeling.
  2. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Peter Rainer
    60
    A great deal of energy is expended on metaphysical ruminations that become ever fuzzier. The film is intended as an allegory, but it works best as a jailbreak romance. In this movie, lowbrow trumps highbrow every time.
  3. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Manohla Dargis
    30
    Doesn't have the courage of its conceit, only an abundance of bad ideas and worse taste.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. StephenK
    10
    Beautiful film with a visually amazing and poetic surprise ending.
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  2. JohnM.
    10
    This is a great film about love. Beautifully shot. Wonderfully directed.
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  3. tonyGreen
    9
    A wonderful film. Highly original plot. Part romance, part thriller. Very beautifully shot. The pacing is just right - so much happens and yet it feels so languid. A real gem… Expand
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