Moka
Film Movement | Release Date: June 14, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
69
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonJun 30, 2017
You could rightly call it a thriller, but a slow-burning one, and a film that’s driven by character, not plot points. And that won’t do in Tinseltown. So enjoy the original, preferably in a theater, and revel in the rich, layered performances of veteran actresses Emmanuelle Devos and Nathalie Baye (men are incidental in this movie, another Hollywood no-no). Read full review
88
The Seattle TimesBrent McKnightJun 15, 2017
Moka is a lean, taut dramatic thriller that continually offers delicate surprises as it shifts and evolves, building toward an unexpected yet wholly satisfying conclusion. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijJun 15, 2017
The sound of the zipper on Diane’s handbag, for example, becomes extremely ominous in Mermoud’s capable hands, while two distinct musical themes, written by Christian Garcia and Gregoire Hetzel, respectively, further enhance the mood and help establish the film’s bona fides as a classy and classical psychological thriller. Read full review
80
The New York TimesGlenn KennyJun 13, 2017
The movie’s climax has sufficient twists and turns for a conventional payoff. But the movie, adapted from a novel by Tatiana de Rosnay, is ultimately more concerned with the genuinely tragic dimensions of the story than its suspense angles. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranJun 22, 2017
With a formidable presence that mainlines emotional intensity, Devos dominates this film, appearing in almost every scene, but she has key support from another of France's most accomplished actresses: the enigmatic, four-time Cesar winner Nathalie Baye. Read full review
70
Screen DailyJun 15, 2017
Fascinating in the way it explores the inner lives of these two women, Moka is never quite as tense or compelling on the level of a thriller. Read full review
70
VarietyGuy LodgeJun 15, 2017
Watching these two fine actresses circle each other in a kind of watchful alligator’s tango, each waiting for the other to blink first, is the chief pleasure on offer in Moka. Read full review
63
Washington PostMark JenkinsJul 6, 2017
Moka is a stark, moody mystery that doesn’t actually contain much mystery. Instead, it excels as a character study and a dynamic face-off between two formidable actresses: Emmanuelle Devos and Nathalie Baye. Read full review
60
Village VoiceMelissa AndersonJun 15, 2017
Though it’s a phlegmatic, sometimes stumbling thriller, Moka, directed and co-written by Frédéric Mermoud, still has its share of gripping suspense. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineChuck BowenJun 12, 2017
Frédéric Mermoud's film makes an elaborate pretense of honoring the traditions of the observational procedural. Read full review
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