Peaceful
StudioCanal | Release Date: October 28, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
47
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Mixed or average reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
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The New York TimesBeatrice LoayzaOct 27, 2022
The film frequently dips into unintentional absurdity, yes, but it also captivates, thanks to the powers of the Gallic film-world heavyweights Benoît Magimel (playing Benjamin) and Catherine Deneuve. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comMarya E. GatesOct 28, 2022
While the filmmakers certainly have their heart in the right place, aside from maybe a plea for more compassionate medical professionals, nothing about Peaceful is very original or even entertaining. Read full review
50
IndieWireDavid EhrlichOct 27, 2022
The director’s palliative need for drama often snuffs out the very truths that Peaceful vows to restore to the process of dying. Where is the tedium of sickness? The discomfort of suffering? The banality of waiting for it to be over? Read full review
50
VarietyGuy LodgeOct 27, 2022
The film is too emotionally blunt not to wring tears (or at least a solid lump in the throat) where required, though they don’t always feel artfully earned. Either way, at over two hours, it’s a long trudge toward an inevitable end. Read full review
50
Screen DailyWendy IdeOct 27, 2022
Unfolding over the course of a year, and divided into seasons, the film digs deep into the psychology of dying but is curiously unmoving, despite milking every last cancer-afflicted frame for sentiment. Read full review
50
TheWrapFran Hoepfner
That Peaceful occasionally takes us out of the patients’ world and into the emotional strain put onto the nurses and other doctors is a deft way of showing how cancer affects all. Read full review
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