The Innocent
Janus Film | Release Date: March 17, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
68
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
Wall Street JournalKyle SmithMar 16, 2023
Few caper comedies have this much heart, and few romantic dramas offer such an appealingly nutty plot. Read full review
80
CineVueChristopher MachellAug 24, 2023
Garrel’s The Innocent deftly mixes comic family melodrama with genre thrills in this pacy, emotive thriller with a killer cast. Read full review
80
Little White LiesSaskia Lloyd GaigerAug 23, 2023
Altogether, the Innocent is a relatively low stakes story of ordinary people doing humbly ridiculous if fairly illegal things – and all the more charming for it. Read full review
75
The Film StageEthan VestbyMar 15, 2023
Despite ending on a bit of narrative symmetry I maybe should’ve seen coming, Garrel isn’t doing anything particularly profound or surprising, but I came away, in some strange fashion, understanding him a little more, and frankly wanting to see another of his movies. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyMar 3, 2023
The Innocent is quirky, touching, and well-played fun. Read full review
75
The PlaylistElena LazicMar 2, 2023
Garrel here delivers a witty and elegantly constructed film that joyfully draws parallels between acting and lying, being and pretending, while remaining breezy, fun, eminently accessible and even welcoming. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineGregory NussenMar 2, 2023
The innocent, it turns out, isn’t a single character but the person inside us all, playing at the version of ourselves we’d rather be. Read full review
70
VarietyCatherine BrayApr 6, 2023
This film is a slightly slipperier customer than a topline summary would suggest, with tonal shifts that shouldn’t work, but somehow do. Read full review
70
The New York TimesClaire ShafferMar 17, 2023
The entertainment value of The Innocent lies not in the actual heist — which amounts to little more than a shipment of caviar at a truck stop — but in its lighthearted comedy, its by-the-numbers romance plot and its relatable family drama grafted onto an absurd premise. Read full review
60
Time OutIan FreerAug 22, 2023
The result, if you can get past some of its absurdities, is a slight, enjoyable, lightweight jaunt. Just don’t expect anything more. Read full review
60
The GuardianCath ClarkeAug 22, 2023
It’s a broad, enjoyable, lighthearted movie with a fair few not-insignificant plot holes, but a genuinely surprising storyline that keeps you guessing to the end. Read full review
50
Screen DailyTim GriersonMar 2, 2023
This likeable, terribly contrived charmer is helped by a game cast that almost gets away clean, ultimately hampered by a script that impishly (but not always confidently) switches between tones. Read full review
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