Nuit #1
Adopt Films | Release Date: July 27, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
61
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleAug 9, 2012
Here's the thing: This movie would be easy to mock as maudlin and self-important, but there's something about it that can't be dismissed. The monologues may be theatrical and presentational - director Anne Emond made this film when she was 29 and too young to be subtle. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineJohn SemleyJul 23, 2012
It works--quite successfully, in places--as a warming tonic against this emotional nippiness of the cinema of Canadian coldness. Read full review
70
The New York TimesStephen HoldenJul 26, 2012
Their eloquent monologues, interspersed with vicious verbal skirmishes, are artfully constructed, occasionally poetic expressions of pain, delivered in well-formed sentences that suggest the movie might have originated as a two-person stage drama. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeJul 24, 2012
Anne Émond's quietly raw Nuit #1 begins as a highbrow sex film but quickly becomes something much more interesting. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesBetsy SharkeyAug 9, 2012
Like the relationship she has chosen to dissect, the film is promising, disappointing, touching or frustrating, depending on the moment. Read full review
60
Village VoiceChris PackhamJul 24, 2012
First-time feature director Anne Émond's Nuit #1 lingers on the combination of hunger and awkwardness that attends the best one-nighters, showing the unsexy details that most movies elide. Read full review
60
Time OutDavid FearJul 24, 2012
Both de Léan and Storoge give you peeks at the genuine anguish lurking underneath the characters' narcissistic bluffing and porno posturing, even if the script drowns their best moments in verbosity. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubAlison WillmoreJul 25, 2012
Courageous performances from the leads, who have to bear a lot, both emotionally and physically, still can't transform their characters into more than just symbols for contemporary urban loneliness. Read full review
50
New York PostFarran Smith NehmeJul 27, 2012
Despite the allure of the actors and some witty lines, it's ultimately quite wearying to be confronted with such determination to turn youth and good looks into existential burdens. Read full review
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