First Love
Strand Releasing | Release Date: April 6, 2005 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
57
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
New York PostV.A. Musetto
Wonderfully quirky love story. Read full review
70
Village VoiceDennis Lim
Probing the trust-based power games of a sadomasochistic dynamic, the movie is a reasonably thoughtful study of obsessive love. Read full review
70
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
The atmosphere is once again black, creepy and unsettlingly elegant, lending this twisted tale of psychological dominance and submission a patina of anxiety and dread. Read full review
63
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
The movie exaggerates a common dynamic between men and women. Read full review
60
VarietyRussell Edwards
While engaging, pic eventually betrays itself as having a trivial attitude to its chosen subject, with a climactic scene that is genuinely, but inappropriately, amusing. Read full review
50
L.A. WeeklyBrendan Bernhard
The film, which is directed by Matteo Garrone (The Embalmer), could do with a bit more plot: It doesn't resolve so much as collapse in utter desolation. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
An elegantly told tale of obsession that, in failing to take on any larger meaning, rapidly becomes depressing to watch. Read full review
40
The New York TimesManohla Dargis
All setup and no payoff. Read full review
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