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100Magical movie, which has brilliant fun with the contrasts between film and theater, love and infatuation, reality and fantasy.
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91It's all very French, very intricate, and -- this is Rivette's magic -- seemingly as light as air.
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90Never less than witty, charming, accomplished.
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90Va Savoir doesn't so much flow as wander, trailing off into drama one minute, slapstick the next; it tries your patience, but ever so gently, masterfully.
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90Va Savoir has its own unhurried pace and unpredictable humor. This is the sort of comedy Robert Altman could only dream about.
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90This masterful celebration starts off slowly, even uncertainly, giving no hint of the rich and elegant exploration of love, jealousy and animal attraction it will in all good time become.
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90It's undeniably a trifle, but rarely is something like this done with such skill and, well, savoir-faire.
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90An entrancing ensemble piece, directed with calm assurance, acted by a fine ensemble, and structured and scripted with wit and precision.
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90The film could be subtitled "Six Characters in Search of an Ending:" When they find that ending, it is gently, delightfully uplifting.
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88It may be the most serene and optimistic film Rivette has made in France. Yet even the art-house audience may undervalue it, miss the beauty, style and wit.
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88Souffle-light and airily playful.
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83A vibrant, multicharacter film that entertains, disorients and enlightens.
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80Abounds in pleasures.
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80This is lovely, momentous piffle.
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80Readily accessible, slyly subversive and perfectly delightful film.
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80It gets frenetic, in the French way, but it never stops getting amusing. This is what happens when you let grown-ups make movies.
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75The kind of movie you settle into. It's supple and sophisticated, and it's not about much. It has no message and some will say it has no point. But it is a demonstration of grace and wit.
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75On a Paris rooftop about an hour into this 2-hour film, the tone shifts and the atmosphere lightens into giddy farce.
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75Delicious but complex.
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75You may find Va Savoir pleasant to sit through, but will it stay with you the next morning? Who knows?
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70It's an engaging diversion from a master director who, at the ripe age of 78, appears to be once again at the top of his game.
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70Rivette keeps the life-is-a-play metaphysics to a minimum, and the cast, including Jeanne Balibar and Sergio Castellitto, is attractive.
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67Its warm humor and love for its characters ultimately wins us over to its side.
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63The movie's pleasures are spare, and will appeal mostly to die-hard Rivette fans and viewers with slow pulses.
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63Before the slightly surreal (self-consciously so) climax, there are some fine set pieces, including a disastrous dinner party that amply showcases Rivette's wonderfully light directorial touch.
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60The wrap-up's pretty charming, as are the performances, but the film's too heavy for its soufflé-ready ingredients.
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60It yields surprisingly unspectacular results.
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60Lacks the scariness, the mystery, and even much of the curiosity of Rivette's better work.