9
… it’s not just an exercise in courage; it’s terrific and powerful …
8
... a rattling good yarn ...
9.5
... haunting, and it’s both subtle and intense. And it’s great.
8.5
… intensely effective …
8
… dialogue-driven, and touching but intermittently cerebral …
6
… woefully overlong for such a (ahem) paper-thin idea …
7.5
How much you enjoy it may depend to some extent on what you thought of Breathless (if you’ve seen it), and whether you agree with the auteur theory …
7.5
… worth seeing for the inherent fascination of its subject, and Russell Crowe’s performance.
9
… a feast for the eyes.
7
… terrific and exciting in parts, and occasionally intellectually stimulating.