The End of the Affair
Columbia Pictures | Release Date: December 3, 1999 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
65
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 32 Critic Reviews
Positive:
21
Mixed:
10
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
50
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
Ultimately feels like a movie whose heart is in the right place, even though someone neglected to flip the 'On' switch. Read full review
50
Baltimore SunAnn Hornaday
Read like a long, anguished prayer, but on screen it looks an awful lot like blasphemy.
60
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
If you're looking to be romantically captivated, this movie just might do the job. Read full review
50
Dallas ObserverGregory Weinkauf
Satisfying in its setup and execution, and the Catholic guilt streaked through its dank, rainy atmosphere serves it well. Nonetheless, the story's subtleties in this version are often outweighed by melodrama, sometimes verging on sap. Read full review
50
New York PostJonathan Foreman
It's hard to feel anything but disappointment and boredom by the time the picture grinds to a mystical ending.
60
NewsweekStaff (not credited)
A film of ideas; meaty ideas about Catholicism, faith, and the true nature of jealousy, love and hate, that are rarely contemplated in today's cinema.
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
Its impression lingers in the mind, giving the film a longer half-life than it would otherwise deserve. Read full review
50
USA TodayMike Clark
This is the kind of movie in which even the sex scenes are soulless.
60
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
About halfway through I began to imagine it as it might have been directed by Douglas Sirk as a vehicle for Jane Wyman and Rock Hudson. Read full review
50
Washington PostDesson Thomson
Fails to capture the spiritual hallelujah of the novel. Read full review
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