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65 out of 100

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6.5 out of 10

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  • Summary: The story of a troubled relationship festering between two couples: young Alain Getty (Lucas), a home automation engineer, and his wife, sweet Bénédicte (Gainsbourg); and middle-aged Ándre (Pollock), Alain's boss, who is married to the mysterious Alice (Rampling). (Strand Releasing)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. Portland Oregonian
    Reviewed by: Marc Mohan
    91
    If you're content to let dream logic take over, a lot can be gleaned from this odd, darkly funny meditation on life, death, love and revenge.
  2. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Owen Gleiberman
    83
    The movie, which has the slightly glum perversity of early Chabrol, is a dream of betrayal, with the squirmiest attack-of-nature tableau since Willard.
  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Kirk Honeycutt
    60
    Lemming does possess a mordant humor as it watches characters spin out of control. But the payoff is slight.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. ScottB.
    9
    Both compelling and ceepy, you may think you know what's happening when you don't Wait it out, for the conclusion will make it all worth the wait. It makes you ask yourself, "How far will I go to get what I want?" and "What sacrifices will I make for love?"… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. KeithW.
    8
    You won't see anything quite like this all year. The less you know going in the better. I saw the film in LA and a few people walked out. Lemmings!… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. KenG.
    5
    For something that's supposed to be a ghost story/ thriller, this isn't the least bit scary. It also isn't particularily suspenseful, creepy, or eerie. In fact it doen't even come across as all that edgy. It's just one woman's convuluted scheme to kill her husband, contrively dressed up as a ghost story. Filmmakers had an intriging idea, but they never figured out how to turn that idea into either a good movie, or a compelling story.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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