70
Metascore
27 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumAndré Téchiné's beautifully ambiguous, exquisitely underplayed drama Strayed has less to do with the events and moral choices of the era that continue to shape French identity than with the timeless psychological effects of finding oneself unmoored from the familiar.
- 90VarietyDavid StrattonVarietyDavid StrattonA taut, suspenseful, linear approach, and a trio of excellent performances.
- 90Village VoiceDennis LimVillage VoiceDennis LimAs with Téchiné's best work, Strayed is a peculiar, lingering blend of robustness and delicacy--a movie with hardly a single wasted frame, incongruous word, or false gesture.
- 80New York Magazine (Vulture)Peter RainerNew York Magazine (Vulture)Peter RainerTéchiné gets deep inside the dread and exhilaration of people who have lost their bearings so suddenly they don't even have the luxury of grief.
- 80TimeRichard SchickelTimeRichard SchickelElegant and understated.
- 80The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenIt begins with a montage of devastating black-and-white news clips interwoven with flashes of the flight of a terrified young widow and her two children. After that, the movie softens somewhat, but it never succumbs to sentimentality.
- 75Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe story is dramatic and Béart gives one of her best performances, even if Téchiné's style has its usual sense of distance.
- 70TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxLong expert at unforgettable characterizations, Techine turns his talents toward creating an evocative sense of time and mood.
- 63New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoThe result is, alas, competent but unexceptional.
- 50New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsBeautifully shot, and graced with another winning performance from the lovely Beart, Strayed nevertheless fails because the relationship between Odile and Yvan never makes us feel the sexual passion it implies.