False Confessions
Big World Pictures | Release Date: July 14, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
41
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
4
Negative:
2

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
67
Paste MagazineAndrew CrumpJul 20, 2017
Isabelle Huppert walks on screen in Luc Bondy’s False Confessions intent, it seems, on reminding audiences that she can do anything, including turn a modern adaptation of outdated theater tropes into near-vital product. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comPeter SobczynskiJul 14, 2017
Huppert is still there plugging away in every scene. To the extent that False Confessions does intermittently succeed, it is due almost entirely to her efforts. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleAug 9, 2017
False Confessions can be admired for its high style and distinct tone, but if you really want to enjoy it, you’ll have to force yourself. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenJul 20, 2017
Despite a few playful flourishes, filmmaker Luc Bondy’s experiment in artifice never takes flight. Read full review
50
Village VoiceMelissa AndersonJul 13, 2017
In Luc Bondy’s largely inert False Confessions, the tedium is broken by the [Isabelle Huppert's] outfits, and by the way she moves in them. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineChuck BowenJul 10, 2017
The film is a trim farce with no blood flowing under its skin, as it’s all construction, setup, and payoff. Read full review
30
The New York TimesManohla DargisJul 13, 2017
There is little to recommend here, even for Huppert completists who follow her anywhere. Read full review
25
TheWrapRobert AbeleJul 13, 2017
Unfortunately, to follow these characters around is to experience not great theater, nor rich cinema, nor architectural wonder, but rather the itch of the restless spectator. Read full review
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