Boris Without Béatrice
K Films Amerique | Release Date: September 8, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
52
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
67
The Film StageGiovanni Marchini CamiaMar 18, 2016
Much like the film’s clinical cinematography, which is dominated by consistently striking yet lifeless tableaux, Côté’s theorem is closed in on itself, failing to produce interesting results. Read full review
67
IndieWireMichael PattisonMar 18, 2016
Côté often frames his protagonists in such precise compositions that the world they inhabit is inescapably artificial and symbolic, rather than dramatic. Read full review
63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Justine SmithMar 18, 2016
Beautiful to look at, the film showcases Côté’s talents at building tone and theme through images and sounds. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineChuck Bowen
The film offers an oxymoronic parable that’s been utilized countless times by cinema, in loose reiterations of A Christmas Carol: The protagonist must learn humility after learning that the world revolves around him. Read full review
60
Screen DailyFionnuala HalliganMar 18, 2016
Cote’s film is consistently interesting without making the self-involved Boris’s plight in any way compelling. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskySep 6, 2017
Boris Without Béatrice never feels like the work of an artist who actually believes in everything he’s doing. Read full review
50
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergSep 7, 2017
Denis Côté’s Boris Without Beatrice appears to have something to say about the hubris of the modern business tycoon, but it never coalesces into more than a self-amused goof. Read full review
40
VarietyGuy LodgeMar 18, 2016
A brittle, no-joke comedy of unchecked privilege that maintains the tone of social satire without ever alighting on a specific target. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyMar 18, 2016
This is a laborious film that dulls the human drama at its core. Rather than pulling you into the protagonist's gradual acquaintance with his unfamiliar conscience, it shuts you out, leaving you bored and indifferent. Read full review
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