When Fall Is Coming
Music Box Films | Release Date: April 4, 2025 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
74
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
Screen DailyJonathan RomneyMar 25, 2025
With a terrific lead from screen and stage veteran Hélène Vincent, this is Ozon in his fine-wine register, but with acerbic notes. Read full review
88
Boston GlobeOdie HendersonMay 8, 2025
By the end of “When Fall Is Coming,” we recognize the film for what it is: a character study elevated by Vincent’s superb performance. Read full review
88
RogerEbert.comMonica CastilloApr 4, 2025
In addition to Ozon’s impressive work as writer and director, much of the credit for “When Fall is Coming” belongs to the ensemble cast, each of whom brings a unique element to the mix that makes the story so engrossing. Read full review
80
The Observer (UK)Wendy IdeMar 25, 2025
This spry little French-language picture, which delights in subverting our expectations and leaves us with teasing questions about culpability and a crime, shows the director at his most understated, the better to foreground the excellent, intriguingly layered performance from Hélène Vincent. Read full review
80
VarietyGuy LodgeMar 25, 2025
Nobody is exactly who they appear to be in “When Fall is Coming,” but Ozon’s nimble, perceptive little film takes that as a given: When winter and mortality are beckoning, the past only counts for so much. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinOct 8, 2024
Hardcore Ozon fans will have fun arguing about where exactly this falls in the ranking of his substantial body of work, but it’s surely somewhere in the top 10 or even the top five, a rock-solid demonstration of his control over storytelling, technique and ability to get the best from actors. Read full review
75
IndieWireDavid OpieApr 4, 2025
No one’s proposing the story should be as radical as “8 Women” or as dark as “Swimming Pool”, but it’s almost too restrained at times, to the point where you end up wishing Ozon would push just that little bit more. Still, it’s hard to complain when the end result is this accomplished. Read full review
70
The New York TimesManohla DargisApr 4, 2025
A sleek, modestly scaled entertainment about families, secrets and obligations, it features fine performances and some picture-postcard Burgundian locations. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreNov 18, 2025
What Ozon flirts with is the superior adaptability and endurance of those who can let the past be the past, and the costs of not getting over to those who won’t. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineDerek SmithApr 1, 2025
The film is a bit too muddled to bring its main character fully into focus, despite Hélène Vincent’s best efforts to do so. Read full review
60
The GuardianPeter BradshawMar 25, 2025
It’s an interesting, strange film, with a key moment withheld from the audience – and yet its omission, and the resulting ambiguity and mystery, is something we are almost supposed to forget about. Read full review
50
Little White LiesDavid JenkinsApr 2, 2025
When Autumn Falls strays into some interesting, ethically thorny terrain, but Ozon always opts for the easy, often crowd-pleasing solution rather than to have things become too dark or alienating. Read full review
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