Come Undone
Picture This! Entertainment | Release Date: June 29, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
68
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Generally favorable reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews
Positive:
12
Mixed:
3
Negative:
1
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60
Mr. ShowbizKevin Maynard
Come Undone is the quintessential gay date at the art house.
75
San Francisco ChronicleEdward Guthmann
The photography is strong, the performances sympathetic and the sex plentiful. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerDesmond Ryan
A delicately managed piece that is by turns intimately detailed and elliptical, and that's an approach that suits the tangled emotions of its two protagonists. Read full review
90
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
Brings maximum subtlety, nuance and insight into the timeless story of first love. Read full review
70
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
A moody, subtle drama that has more in common with the tragedy of "Endless Love" than "Where The Boys Are." Read full review
70
Village VoiceDennis Lim
Come Undone's true subject is, simply enough, the perspective-warping enormity of first love, as preserved in a scrapbook of before-and-after snapshots. Read full review
63
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
Come Undone would have benefited immensely from less constricted performances from Elkaim and Rideau, both of whom go through the film determined not to crack a smile.
38
New York PostJonathan Foreman
One of those French films whose makers won't lower themselves to tell a story in a way that is entertaining or compelling.
90
New Times (L.A.)David Ehrenstein
Charged by Rideau's amazingly sexy performance as the most forthright gay character put on screen to date, this is a fine piece of filmmaking. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
There isn't much here besides two self-absorbed kids. Read full review
90
VarietyRobert Koehler
The elusive, quicksilver nature of young love is often reduced to crude simplicities by the movies, but director Sebastien Lifshitz and writing partner Stephane Bouquet have observed it with a superb balance of aesthetics and insight in Come Undone. Read full review
70
The New York TimesStephen Holden
Ultimately, Come Undone isn't a movie about homosexuality, depression or family dynamics. For a gay coming-out story, its sexual politics are extremely muted. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleMarrit Ingman
If the sensitive coming-of-age love story is a well-worn tradition in gay cinema, Come Undone is at the very least a superior example of it. Read full review
80
L.A. WeeklyErnest Hardy
A melancholy valentine to broken hearts and lost innocence. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeLoren King
Achingly slow, at times bleak and, in the end, frustratingly and regrettably, rather pointless. Read full review
75
Chicago TribunePatrick Z. McGavin
Turns increasingly interior and emotionally complex. It refuses to connect, putting the pressure entirely on its viewers to reach their own conclusions. Read full review
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