Like Someone in Love
IFC Films | Release Date: February 15, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
76
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 31 Critic Reviews
Positive:
22
Mixed:
9
Negative:
0
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60
EmpireDavid ParkinsonJun 17, 2013
Now practically an exile from his homeland, Kiarostami follows Certified Copy with another film-literate relationship drama with the enigmatic overtones of Hitchcock. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanFeb 15, 2013
Newcomers may be disappointed by such a slender effort, but fans of revered Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami will find plenty to appreciate in his observant followup to 2010’s acclaimed “Certified Copy.” Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerJan 18, 2013
The film constantly toys with the expectations of both its characters and the audience, transforming a classic three-way tale of mistaken identities into something much more mysterious and troubling. Read full review
58
Film.comWilliam GossFeb 26, 2013
A glimpse into how three different definitions of love can find themselves quietly at odds, the interactions between our three leads are always convincing if not always compelling. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleWalter AddiegoMar 8, 2013
Like Someone in Love is best suited to viewers already familiar with this extraordinary filmmaker's better work. Read full review
50
VarietyGuy LodgeJan 18, 2013
As it turns out, it's the first, not the last, word of the title that's key to this droll, elegant but faintly trying study in emotional artifice. Read full review
42
The PlaylistKevin JagernauthFeb 8, 2013
There is a fine line between meeting an audience halfway and witholding enough without falling into self-indulgence, but Kiarostami can't make that balance here. Enigmatic and dull to a maddening degree, Like Someone In Love finds Kiarostami spinning his wheels. Read full review
40
Time OutJoshua RothkopfFeb 12, 2013
The director has made disappointing films before — a more generous word might be transitional — but never one so slight. Read full review
40
The GuardianPeter BradshawJan 18, 2013
It is a beautifully shot, and very nicely acted beginning to something: but finally frustrating. Read full review
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