Code Unknown: Incomplete Tales of Several Journeys
Leisure Time Features | Release Date: November 30, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
74
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Generally favorable reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
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13
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0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
One of the finest pieces of screen acting in the career of Juliette Binoche -- the actress playing the actress in this extraordinary film. Read full review
90
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
Haneke illuminates beautifully the lives of his people with an eye for the revealing nuance and detail. Read full review
90
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
The kind of art film that's rarely seen anymore -- the kind that trusts the audience to be as intelligent as the director. Read full review
80
The New York TimesAnita Gates
Haneke, who wrote and directed, is a skillful, minutely observant filmmaker who trusts his audience to be able to put two and two together. Unfortunately, he's often too cryptic, which leaves viewers still trying to make connections when they should already be reacting to the moral lessons implied by them. Read full review
80
New Times (L.A.)Andy Klein
In the end, Code Unknown is a puzzle with no obvious solution. Read full review
75
New York PostJonathan Foreman
The thing that makes Haneke’s Code Unknown so enjoyable and effective is that that he says it in such a wonderfully restrained and light-handed yet suspenseful way. Read full review
75
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
For those who've become increasingly conscious of the connections between strangers sharing a city, it's a challenge that's hard to resist. Read full review
75
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Haneke brings his usual dark sensibility to bear on the multifaceted story, expressing the fractured quality of modern city life through scenes that wander through a labyrinth of missing links and lost connections. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
I couldn't always keep up with what was happening, but I was never bored, and the questions raised reflect the mysteries of everyday life. Read full review
70
Village VoiceJessica Winter
Code Unknown is Haneke's most expansive and, oddly, hopeful work -- not a gaze into the void, but a fierce attempt to scramble out of it. Read full review
70
The New YorkerAnthony Lane
The movie is, literally, a tough act to follow, thanks to the brusque, undemonstrative way in which Haneke chops from one subplot to the next. [3 Dec 2001, p.105]
70
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
With virtually no music and very little expository dialogue, this is one of the rare films with enough faith in moviegoers to let them figure things out for themselves. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
Code Unknown is a film you think more than feel. Though each scene is executed close to flawlessly, the cumulative effect is often oppressive. But at the center of the film -- the real reason it was made -- is Binoche, one of the genuinely radiant presences in movies today. Read full review
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