In the Name of My Daughter
Cohen Media Group | Release Date: May 8, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
57
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Mixed or average reviews based on 21 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
9
Negative:
2
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60
Arizona RepublicKerry LengelMay 21, 2015
Téchiné's fidelity to the facts delivers a disappointing denouement to an intriguing character study. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenMay 14, 2015
None of it is quite satisfying, especially when old-age makeup takes center stage. But striking moments develop along the way, jolts of weird joy and melancholy as menace gathers under the Mediterranean sun. Read full review
60
The New York TimesNicolas RapoldMay 14, 2015
Mr. Téchiné ’s methodical storytelling covers more narrative ground than the drama requires, sapping the film’s energy. Read full review
60
Time Out LondonGeoff AndrewMay 13, 2015
The performances are solid, even if the age difference between the two female leads may strike some as a little disconcerting. Read full review
50
Washington PostStephanie MerryMay 21, 2015
In the Name of My Daughter has good intentions of taking a sensationalistic riddle and turning it into a human story. But the pendulum ultimately swings too far, leaving an explosive tale behind in favor of one that fizzles out. Read full review
50
St. Louis Post-DispatchCalvin WilsonMay 21, 2015
It doesn’t help that the characters caught up in this fact-based melodrama aren’t particularly engaging. Or that Téchiné doesn’t seem to have much of a feel for the material. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenMay 20, 2015
Unfortunately, the film is as bloodless as its purported crime. In the Name of My Daughter is presented dispassionately, and the performances neither intrigue nor captivate. Read full review
50
VarietyPeter DebrugeMay 7, 2015
A mobster movie without whackings, a thriller without suspense and a courtroom drama without resolution, this turgid retelling of an unsolved missing-persons case functions mostly as a portrait of a young woman who loved too passionately and the manipulative creep incapable of reciprocating her affections. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyMay 7, 2015
Techine's last screen retelling of a sensational tabloid case, The Girl on the Train, was sly, illusive and seductive. This one is just inert. Read full review
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