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9.1 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 7 Ratings

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  1. JackG.
    Sep 23, 2006
    10
    Any review that takes a cheap shot at the character's appearance (as well as a cheap assessment of her intellect that's totally off the mark) can't be trusted.
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  2. YoonC.
    Sep 23, 2003
    6
    A chubby gopherfaced halfwit girl living in poverty with an alcoholic mother wants a job more than anything else and then when she gets one by betraying the only person who's nice to her, quits. What is this? A abnormal psychological case study? Critique of European capitalism? Expose of socialist malaise? Shot in cinema verite style, it's a dizzying mess, not only muddled and confused but beyond our care. It has been compared with Mouchette but Bresson peered into the soul beneath the stark exterior of downtrodden lives. Dardennes brothers in their Marxist zeal are content to rub social dysfunction in our faces. I'd suggest they first figure it out before so eloquently slapping it around as art or social statement. … Expand
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Metascore
76 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critics

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  1. Positive: 16 out of 19
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  1. Film.com
    Reviewed by: Peter Brunette
    80
    This kind of film, in its various manifestations recurring through the decades, gives us confidence that cinema can ultimately get to the heart of things.
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  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    70
    A psychologically acute profile of one teenaged girl obsessed with leading what she thinks of as normal life.
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  3. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Rosenbaum
    90
    You feel it in your nervous system before you get a chance to reflect on its meaning.
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