Tip Top
Kino Lorber | Release Date: December 12, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
64
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlDec 9, 2014
Serge Bozon's smart, surprising, marvelously realized French crime-and-sex police drama/comedy distinguishes itself with trenchant plotting, inspired framing, and performances that honor true human feeling even as they lunge into the screwball. Read full review
80
VarietyScott FoundasDec 9, 2014
An utterly brazen mix of screwball comedy, film noir and sharp social commentary that hits its own strange bullseye more often than not, Bozon’s third full-length feature (and first since 2007’s WWI musical, “La France”) benefits immeasurably from actors willing to go as far out on a limb as their intrepid director. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineKenji FujishimaDec 11, 2014
Instead of finding one consistent tone and sticking to it, Serge Bozon allows the wildly hilarious and the grimly serious to uneasily coexist, exulting in the resultant clash. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterStephen DaltonDec 9, 2014
Shot in precisely composed frames, with recurring visual motifs and an eye-pleasing color palette that accentuates blue hues, Tip Top is commendably ambitious in its Godardian attempts to deconstruct the police thriller format, but it's only partially successful. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloDec 10, 2014
Confirms director and co-screenwriter Serge Bozon as one of French cinema’s true oddballs. Read full review
40
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergDec 11, 2014
The humor of this situation — or of any of the movie’s strained wackiness — doesn’t particularly translate. It also does little to illuminate the more serious commentary on immigration, the legacy of colonialism and the tensions within the country’s Algerian communities. Read full review
40
The GuardianHenry BarnesDec 9, 2014
There's so much thrown into Tip Top that nothing stands out. Read full review
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