A Common Thread
New Yorker Films | Release Date: May 27, 2005 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
63
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Generally favorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0
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100
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Faucher's filmmaking is exquisite, Naymark's acting is luminous, and superb use of music lends a crowning touch. Read full review
75
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
A lovely, almost painfully intimate story of female bonding that never panders to its characters or its audience. Read full review
75
New York PostV.A. Musetto
Eleonore Faucher, first-time director (and co-writer) of the French charmer Sequins, is well aware of Neymark's allure and sees to it that the young woman is seldom out of the frame. Read full review
70
Village VoiceDavid Ng
Sequins hinges on its performances and newcomer Naymark is a marvel of quiet intelligence, endowing Claire with a complex mix of virginal purity and hormonal rage. Read full review
67
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
But if her wisp of a story rushes the simple connection between the women, the actresses fill in the details with an easy, unforced intimacy. Read full review
60
VarietyLisa Nesselson
Thoughtful cross-generational portrait is full of familiar building blocks rendered fresh by first time feature helmer Eleonore Faucher. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
Touched with eerie dream sequences, the film casts a strange spell that's enhanced by the rhythmic, almost sensual depiction of the painstaking art of embroidery. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
Sequins will tax the patience of most viewers not enthralled with endless close-ups of beads and brocades. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubTasha Robinson
Ultimately heads into a standard mismatched-buddy drama that would nestle nicely into a Hallmark movie of the week. Read full review
50
The New York TimesManohla Dargis
Unfortunately, Ms. Faucher's screenplay, written with Gaëlle Macé, never finds its focus or reason for being, and Ms. Naymark just doesn't have enough screen presence to make up for the lack of a story or to justify all those tenderly attentive close-ups. Read full review
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