Lucie Aubrac
USA Films | Release Date: September 17, 1999 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
61
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
Positive:
14
Mixed:
7
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Stack
French director Claude Berri's exquisite, methodical Lucie Aubrac is a romantic thriller so tightly drawn it almost leaves one breathless. Read full review
100
Chicago TribuneBarbara Shulgasser
This is one not to be missed. Read full review
90
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
Lucie Aubrac has it all: a tender romance, acute suspense, terrific acting, and a camera style and and score that are beautiful yet understated...a major work, possessing breadth, depth and passion. Read full review
88
San Francisco ExaminerWesley Morris
No-fat filmmaking aided by Berri's muscular formalism that, here, occasionally assumes the gritty focus of a taut, action thriller. Read full review
80
The New York TimesStephen Holden
Stirringly romantic...a gripping period thriller that clicks along without resorting to hyped-up shock effects or gimmicky suspense. Read full review
75
Seattle Post-IntelligencerPaula Nechak
Gorgeous re-creation of another time. Read full review
75
New York PostJonathan Foreman
Oddly undramatic. Read full review
70
Film.comJohn Hartl
A very romantic picture. Read full review
70
Film.comTom Keogh
If you like a little action with your war movies, or maybe some butt-kicking Resistance types and a Mission: Impossible-like finale, you won't be disappointed. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
It's a love story, though, and all the more poignant for being one that actually survived under such tempestuous circumstances. Read full review
67
Portland OregonianDiana Abu-Jaber
Viewers looking for a big, political potboiler will be disappointed: Check your cloak and dagger at the door. But the film does have emotional fire. Read full review
63
Philadelphia InquirerDesmond Ryan
Achieves the rare feat of fusing tightly ratcheted suspense with intense romance. Read full review
63
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
Feels less like history than a bad episode of "Mission: Impossible." Read full review
63
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Has too much docudrama and not enough soul. Read full review
60
L.A. WeeklyHazel-Dawn Dumpert
Aside from isolated flares of unchecked emotion ...Bouquet's Lucie is too far removed from our ken of romance and overriding purpose, or from Berri's for that matter, to be embraced entirely. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Handsomely photographed and acted...defiantly old-fashioned testament to the power of love. Read full review
50
Dallas ObserverJimmy Fowler
Berri's film lacks both suspense and a heroine who actually breaks a sweat while hurling herself in the path of one of the 20th century's most merciless juggernauts. Read full review
50
Village VoiceLeslie Camhi
This extraordinary story still sparks controversy in France, but in Berri's hands, it never comes alive...a shadow play of historical icons, rather than a portrait of people in love. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeJay Carr
Seems so preoccupied with genuflection that it never achieves its subject's heart-pounding immediacy. Read full review
42
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Manages to take great characters and a great plot and leach them of all blood, terror, and excitement. Read full review
40
Film.comHenry Cabot Beck
The adherence to specific facts and actual events hampers the film, as it often does biographical movies. Read full review
30
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
Makes for a tiresome antidrama populated mainly by unambiguously good characters who might as well be invulnerable. Read full review
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