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74 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 18
  3. Negative: 1 out of 18
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  1. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Ernest Hardy
    90
    It's all about having your intelligence -- emotional, spiritual, cerebral -- respected. Garcia does that; Place Vendôme does that.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    90
    This complex, sophisticated and increasingly suspenseful tale of love and betrayal, intrigue and redemption, is as elegant as its star and its settings.
  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Staff (not credited)
    90
    Taut and nuanced from start to finish, with memorable, lived-in central characters and an appealingly melancholy tone, helmer/co-scripter Nicole Garcia’s third feature has what it takes.
  4. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    88
    This human level is always there beneath the thriller elements. The screenplay takes care to bring the crime story and the personal histories together, so that even the crossed lines of romance work as plot points, not just sentiment.
  5. Portland Oregonian
    Reviewed by: Shawn Levy
    83
    Long and slow, granted, but it's so peppered with moments of realism and nuanced craft that it continually rewards careful viewing.
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  6. Film.com
    Reviewed by: Tom Keogh
    80
    Fascinating noir, which will long be remembered for its extraordinary lead performance by Catherine Deneuve.
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  7. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Rosenbaum
    80
    May have some of the trappings of an exotic thriller, but it's basically a character study.
  8. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Wilmington
    75
    This is a quiet thriller and a middle-aged romance, and it's full of desperation and oozing anxiety.
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  9. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Steven Rea
    75
    A slow and knotted-up film, but one imbued with a keen sense of what motivates people beyond mere avarice.
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  10. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Peter Stack
    75
    Consistently absorbing as the amazing Deneuve reveals, scene by scene, new facets of a fascinating character in a mercantile war that involves equal parts greed and vanity.
  11. San Francisco Examiner
    Reviewed by: G. Allen Johnson
    75
    Overall a well-played chess match of a movie.
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  12. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Jay Carr
    75
    It's rare that a crime movie achieves such emotional complexity, but this one is smartly layered.
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  13. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: Sean Axmaker
    75
    Garcia's dialogue is wonderfully crafted, short, sharp and resonant, and her elegant direction is delicate and handsome.
  14. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    70
    Deneuve has never been better.
  15. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Amy Taubin
    70
    Inept as a thriller, Place Vendôme nevertheless intrigues.
  16. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Dave Kehr
    70
    In spite of its many flaws, the film never loses its focus on its fascinating central figure.
  17. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marjorie Baumgarten
    67
    When Deneuve is not onscreen, the film is never denuff.
  18. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Foreman
    38
    Heavy-handed, predictable and almost completely unbelievable.
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