Passion of Mind
Paramount Classics | Release Date: May 26, 2000 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
28
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 27 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
9
Negative:
16
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
68
Mr. ShowbizKevin Maynard
Works best as romantic melodrama and is least convincing as a psychological suspenser. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeJay Carr
There's no Passion in this psychological drama. Read full review
50
USA TodayAndy Seiler
Pretty hard to buy into at all. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
By the ending of the film, which is unconvincingly neat, I was distracted by too many questions to care about the answers. Read full review
50
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
Though a hypnotically beautiful film, it's dramatically listless and dull, and completely lacking in passion. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
Leaves the viewer exhausted, jet-lagged from the effort of investing equally in competing story lines. Read full review
50
New York PostLou Lumenick
A shallow, stilted romantic thriller. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneMarc Caro
It's pretty muddle-headed and confusing. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleBob Graham
At its most interesting, and a bit frightening, when Moore starts to get a little loony. Too bad they didn't follow through and make this more of a psychological thriller than a melodrama. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
Moore succeeds, even though the film as a whole does not fare as well. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineStephen Miller
What may have looked good on paper across the Atlantic gets lost in the translation to our shores. Read full review
38
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
It's too gauzy, and - with its Ron Bass script - too goopy by half. Read full review
38
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
The acting is sincere and the camera work is pretty, but this art-movie variation on "The Sixth Sense" doesn't have enough energy to fulfill the high promise of Berliner's previous picture, the enchanting "Ma vie en rose." Read full review
33
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Nobody's got a clue. Enquiring minds don't even want to know. Read full review
30
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Slick and effective escapism with a touch of poetry (a la "The Sixth Sense") that left me vaguely dissatisfied once the mystery was supposedly resolved. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesEric Harrison
Like a hall of mirrors, casting back at us distorted images from other movies. It even calls to mind "The Sixth Sense." It isn't engaging in the least. Read full review
25
Miami HeraldSara Wildberger
Berliner deserves something better, as do all the actors -- even Moore, who's starting to look very interesting and European. Read full review
25
San Francisco ExaminerWesley Morris
Moore can't help but be rotten. She has no grace and little nuance, which is why she's always best as a hard-ass in movies. Read full review
25
Portland OregonianKim Morgan
So tedious that the experience results in nearly two hours of squirming and cringing. Read full review
20
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
It's hard to imagine a movie at once more pandering and insulting to adult women Read full review
20
Dallas ObserverGregory Weinkauf
Less a spiritual quest than a very self-indulgent gimmick movie that could use a strong shot of inspiration. Read full review
20
Village VoiceDennis Lim
An out-of-body experience for its viewers as well as its heroine. Read full review
20
Washington PostDesson Thomson
You won't feel enlightened, just let down Read full review
20
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
It's hard to take Passion seriously because it brings to mind the kind of shallow psychology that wouldn't be out of place in a history short about Sigmund Freud on "ABC Schoolhouse Rock." Read full review
20
VarietyEmanuel Levy
This small-scale, chamber piece, which boasts good acting from Moore, Skarsgard and Fichtner, has a strong built-in appeal for women but may experience harder times in going beyond the specialized arthouse circuits due to the narrowly-scoped, undernourished script. Read full review
20
Film.comElizabeth Weitzman
Are two Demis better than one? How you answer will determine the level of patience you'll need to sit through this bizarre pet project. Read full review
20
Rolling StonePeter Travers
An indigestible chunk of romantic marshmallow.
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