Orion Classics | Release Date: December 4, 1987 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
70
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0
100
Director Claude Berri plays the story out steadily, beautifully and thrillingly. [25 Dec 1987, p.F20]
90
Manon of the Spring reminds us how gratifying good old-fashioned revenge can be. Yet the film makers also remind us that carrying vengeance too far is ultimately futile and self-destructive. [24 Dec 1987]
88
The whole four hours or so of the two films is as handsome a package as France has produced in years. [30 Dec 1987, p.D6]
80
A rousing tale of retribution that ties up the dangling threads with bold melodramatic flourish. [09 Nov 1987, p.77]
50
By imitating the gestures and outlines of a vanished cinema, Berri can only provide a cold simulation. The surface is smooth and refined; the insides aren't there. [23 Dec 1987, p.A]