The Chameleon
Metascore
41 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 5 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
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  1. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    Jul 14, 2011
    50
    Ms. Barkin is almost unrecognizable as this bedraggled bundle of rage and disappointment. Exploding from deep within, her devastating performance hijacks the film.
  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Dennis Harvey
    Jul 10, 2011
    50
    Like last year's "All Good Things," this fictionalized take on a still unresolved true-crime case of deception and disappearance can't help but intrigue, though the execution falls short of its full potential.
  3. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Gary Goldstein
    Jul 8, 2011
    50
    Salomé and co-writer Natalie Carter offer some explanatory psychology, but the complexities remain underdeveloped. Still, you won't be bored.
  4. Slant Magazine
    Reviewed by: Glenn Heath Jr.
    Jul 5, 2011
    50
    If Barkin and Grondin create a swamp's worth of deceptive intricacies in their moments together, the rest of the cast is regulated to expository mop-up duty.
  5. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Aaron Hillis
    Jul 12, 2011
    30
    Screenwriters, take note: Unless your story is a whodunit, it's an unforgivable flaw to telegraph early and often that, sometime during the final act, we should anticipate the proverbial rug to be pulled.

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