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25 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasA heady yet disciplined work, a dazzling fable of love, destiny and redemption.
- 83Portland OregonianKim MorganPortland OregonianKim MorganEvery once in a while a picture comes along that captures not just love, but romance in all its fear, yearning, fantasy, eroticism and unexpected epiphanies. German filmmaker Tom Tykwer's The Princess and the Warrior is one such film.
- 80The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenDeeply whimsical beneath its poker face, The Princess and the Warrior has the structure of an elaborate mind-teasing puzzle.
- 80New Times (L.A.)Bill GalloNew Times (L.A.)Bill GalloThe cornerstone of this fascinating film is a peculiar but absolutely solid love story. In terms of intellectual and emotional stimulation, who could ask for more?
- 75Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaPhiladelphia InquirerSteven ReaLacks the gimmicky hook that made "Run Lola Run" an arthouse hit, but it doesn't lack for ideas, nor for images that will sweep you up in their boldness and have the resonance of dreams.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleIt's dreary and self-indulgent but has its crystalline moments.
- 70NewsweekDavid AnsenNewsweekDavid AnsenGoes on too long, and much of it is hooey, but it’s hard not to have a good time.
- 50Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovTykwer ends the film on a bizarre note that caught me off guard, a too-literal bit of salvation that is more bothersome than revelatory.
- 50TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen Fox(Tykwer's) unpredictability has become predictable, and the only thing genuinely uncanny here is the unsettling — and unintentional — sense of déjà vu.
- 30Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonVillage VoiceMichael AtkinsonThroughout, Tykwer reaches for mysteries he has no idea how to evoke, relying instead on his actors' empty stares.