Grand Départ
Rialto Pictures | Release Date: May 23, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
38
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 4 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
50
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckMay 21, 2014
More notable for its small, incisive moments than as a moving depiction of the way that familial relationships are affected by life crises, the film makes only a minor impact. Read full review
40
The New York TimesAndy WebsterMay 22, 2014
Although the subject is potent, the film, directed with a seemingly effortless commercial acumen, doesn’t burrow deeply. Read full review
40
The DissolveAdam NaymanMay 22, 2014
In the absence of narrative urgency or fresh storytelling devices, Grand Départ lives or dies with Marmaï’s performance, but like everything else around him, he’s merely adequate. Read full review
40
Village VoiceCalum MarshMay 20, 2014
The director, Nicolas Mercier, has failed to grasp how repellent his own protagonist seems to us. By the end, he's tipped his hand, and what seemed an incisive portrait is revealed as oddly skewed. Read full review
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