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71 out of 100

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7.2 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 11 Ratings

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  • Summary: A compelling, humor-tinged romantic mystery that is not so much a "who done it" as an exploration of the riddle of why people make the fatal errors they do - in life, in marriage and when their decisions count the very most. (Fox Searchlight)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 30
  3. Negative: 0 out of 30
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Lisa Schwarzbaum
    91
    Wilkinson once again astonishes with his ability to convey weakness and strength, hypocrisy and gallantry, cruelty and compassion in the same male animal.
  2. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Nathan Rabin
    90
    This material could easily have devolved into soap opera or romantic melodrama, but Wilkinson and Watson's superb, subtle performances lend it tremendous depth and gravity.
  3. Empire
    Reviewed by: Kim Newman
    60
    Quality acting and writing and appropriately understated direction, but a touch too polite for its own good.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. StephaneM.
    10
    For someone who likes to see life as shades of grey, and apreciate seing extremely polite people with impossible choices, it is the most beautiful movie that I ever saw.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. BerryJ.
    9
    Worth seeing for the classy English village and room settings alone, but throw in an interesting rupture in the lives of a small group of people and I think this is near cinematic perfection.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. AngusH.
    8
    I really enjoyed it - the acting was superb, and even though most of the revelations come as no surprise, there's a lot of tension building up. The last 20 minutes don't seem to be connected very much to the rest of the film,but coming out of the theatre, I realised that the film is about the couple and the choices they make, not necessarily about the main events which put them in the unenviable positions.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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