Innocence
IDP Distribution | Release Date: August 17, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
73
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
Positive:
19
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Boston GlobeJay Carr
Films that achieve the dimension of seraphic embrace achieved by 'Innocence, as it explores a return to first love, are the rarest of the rare.
100
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Here is the most passionate and tender love story in many years, so touching because it is not about a story, not about stars, not about a plot, not about sex, not about nudity, but about LOVE itself. Read full review
88
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
A beautiful, almost defiant film on an unusual subject: love among the elderly.
88
New York PostLou Lumenick
This is a beautifully acted chamber piece --especially by the magnificent Blake, who is married to Norris in real life. Read full review
88
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
If there's a more passionate love story out there, then I haven't had the privilege of seeing it. Read full review
80
L.A. WeeklyF. X. Feeney
Cox's own directorial style is innocent, in the sense of being original without ever straining for effect. Read full review
80
Washington PostDesson Thomson
A film that's tender and disarming for its intimate honesty. It's also deeply refreshing to see a movie that dares to explore sexuality among mature characters. Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
The originality of Innocence makes it stand apart from the romantic pack. Read full review
75
Seattle Post-IntelligencerPaula Nechak
Sometimes so intimate it's embarrassing, and the messiness at falling in love at any age is disquieting. Read full review
75
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
This unusual romantic drama is sensitively acted by a well-chosen cast and subtly directed by Cox. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
Remarkable in several big ways. Read full review
75
USA TodayMike Clark
No situation could be more human, and it's one the youth-dominated film industry rarely touches. Read full review
75
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
Like an impressionist painting. Scrutinize it closely, and the details don't make sense individually. Step back from it to study the big picture, and it will make a sweeping effect. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
The film never quite shakes its self-consciousness about just how special it is and that is a hindrance. Read full review
70
Washington PostRita Kempley
A sweet but labored love story. Read full review
70
New Times (L.A.)Bill Gallo
Paul Cox's admirers are sure to embrace this latest eruption of sincerity and sensitivity.
70
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
A beautifully acted, intensely felt story. Read full review
63
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
It's reassuring to see love and sex in one's 70s depicted as fully replenishing. At the same time, it's sobering to think that it's no easier in the twilight of life to make rational decisions regarding the heart.
63
Miami HeraldMarta Barber
Innocence is a gentle love story, one that touches on an issue of great sensitivity -- sexuality in old age. Read full review
60
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
Mostly mediocre melodrama, though the actors suffering over love's labors lost are quite fine. Read full review
40
Village VoiceLeslie Camhi
Something lured Paul Cox down memory lane, but he should have stayed at home. Read full review
40
Chicago ReaderRonnie Scheib
It's all so overdetermined -- each encounter of the present-day lovers mirrors some moment from the long-ago day when they parted -- that it reduces their whole affair to a matter of last-minute revisionism. Read full review
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