The Girl
Artistic License | Release Date: April 6, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
34
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
8
Negative:
4

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Boston GlobeLoren King
Somewhat overstylized and deliberately enigmatic, The Girl won't appeal to everyone. But its ambition and beauty ultimately triumph over pretense. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
In her feature debut, Zeig, -- displays confidence and style aplenty. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
This pretty trifle is a movie about gorgeous women having an illicit affair -- period. Read full review
50
Miami HeraldMarta Barber
What you'll remember most are a pretty face and the hot and steamy sex scenes. That is not enough.
50
New York PostLou Lumenick
May be the steamiest lesbian romp in recent memory.
50
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
Suggests that one way women can fight male violence is by using the weapons of the alpha male: Marking one's territory and firing upon anyone who trespasses. Read full review
50
New Times (L.A.)David Ehrenstein
More art-directed than directed, there's nothing in the way of serious thought to be found here, Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Unfortunately, the result is little more than a glossy parlor trick, a stripped-to-the-bone "Of Human Bondage" recast with two women. Read full review
40
Village VoiceJessica Winter
Agathe de la Boulaye, as The Painter, gives off an appealing air of good-natured amusement, which is appropriate given her surroundings. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
Plot and character development are scarce; the film is more an abstraction than an absorption. Read full review
30
L.A. WeeklyChuck Wilson
Like the film's characters, the city of Paris has been made faceless, as if it too were merely the pawn in a representational hell where light and color and shading are forbidden. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleCarla Meyer
Numbingly dull and repetitive. Read full review
20
Mr. ShowbizMichael Atkinson
The dialogue is trite and tinnily recorded, and the actresses have the chops of high-school drama students.
10
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
Has the dreary one-track banality of a feature-length version of an episode of "Red Shoe Diaries," Showtime's series for people who like soft core but are too lazy to leave the house. Read full review
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