An Eye for Beauty
Monument Releasing | Release Date: April 15, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
37
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
4
Negative:
3
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75
Slant MagazineChuck BowenApr 8, 2016
Denys Arcand fashions a commandingly leisurely pace that allows us to follow these people who walk a tightrope separating ecstasy from misery. Read full review
50
Screen DailyDan FainaruApr 13, 2016
If there is a star in this show, it is certainly cinematographer Nathalie Moliavko-Visotzky whose work stands out as the one perfectly valid reason to watch this film. Read full review
42
The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloApr 14, 2016
Beautiful people living in beautiful houses surrounded by stunningly beautiful Canadian landscapes dominate the aptly titled An Eye For Beauty, which unfortunately also demands a stomach for tedium. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenApr 24, 2016
Insistently distancing if aesthetically pleasing. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerApr 13, 2016
The film feels at once incredulous and strangely inept, with the director resorting to facile plot twists or heavy-handed pathos whereas a little subtlety and sense would have went a long way Read full review
30
The New York TimesStephen HoldenApr 14, 2016
A low point in the director’s career, this sleek chilly film isn’t acted so much as posed. Read full review
30
VarietyAndrew BarkerApr 13, 2016
An almost bizarrely limp, emotionless, blank greeting card of a movie, this purported romantic comedy-drama contains little of the three, at best serving as a sort of extended L.L. Bean advertisement, full of fabulously shot footage of Eastern Canadian vistas and the well-dressed rustic yuppies who live there. Read full review
25
New York PostKyle SmithApr 14, 2016
An Eye for Beauty star Éric Bruneau proves to be a haircut in search of a man, which makes him ideal for this vapid adultery drama that delivers the character depth of your average spread in Architectural Digest. Read full review
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