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Metascore
84 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 26 Critics What's this?

User Score
6.8 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 28 Ratings

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  • Summary: This film expertly mixes comedy, tragedy and melodrama to tell the emotionally gripping story of the intersecting lives of two former lovers. (Wellspring Media)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 26
  3. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: Sean Axmaker
    100
    Desplechin fearlessly dives into raw, bitter revelations and surfaces with hope as our heroes try again to get it right.
  2. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Steven Rea
    100
    Kings and Queen, full of passion and humor, madness and grief, is close to a masterpiece. It's like life: messy, impossible, elating, unavoidable.
  3. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    100
    It's hugely ambitious, with a sweeping range of character types, frequently shifting moods, stylistic flourishes of many kinds, and some mighty wry satire, aimed largely at the world of psychotherapy.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 18
  3. Negative: 6 out of 18
  1. claire
    10
    Sublime acting. each scene was such a gem.
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  2. CharlesM.Jr
    5
    I purchased this move based on the high score from critics. Mistake! Halfway into this film, it became unwatchable. I wanted to enjoy it but came away feeling let down. There were moments of good drama and some funny scenes but overall it seemed to lack a cohesive storyline and became a disjointed movie. Definitely not on par with some good French cinema.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. MaryC
    1
    A precious few moments of real emotion, but mostly an overwrought, rambling mess of inconsistent characters with incomprehensible motivations that was neither touching nor funny. As to the reviewers--I think the emperor has no clothes.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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