Two Lives
IFC Films | Release Date: February 28, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
62
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Generally favorable reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
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2
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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80
The DissolveJordan HoffmanFeb 25, 2014
Despite some mawkish moments, this portrait of where espionage and domesticity collide is a unique take on typical John le Carré turf. Read full review
75
NPRElla TaylorFeb 28, 2014
Two Lives makes a decent thriller, though it does seem a touch overloaded with grainy flashbacks and plotty flourishes retrieved from Sergei Eisenstein (or perhaps Brian De Palma). Not that these faults matter much: The most ham-fisted filmmaker couldn't ruin the incendiary material on which this tale is built. Read full review
60
The New York TimesStephen HoldenFeb 27, 2014
Two Lives is an absorbing, well-acted, moderately suspenseful mystery, although its time line of events is fuzzy to the point of impenetrability. Read full review
60
Village VoiceAaron HillisFeb 25, 2014
The film takes one entire act too long to shake its mopey fog and get crackling. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineDiego SemereneFeb 26, 2014
The film's educational impetus is to announce to the world that even picture-perfect Norwegians continue to pay a heavy price for the horrors of WWII. Read full review
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