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Metascore
34 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreMichell ensures that the cryptic finale to My Cousin Rachel isn’t so much a solution as an invitation to an argument on the drive home from the cinema.
- 75Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversCredit Rachel Weisz, who's just the dynamite actress needed to play a character who could be a misunderstood innocent or a fortune-hunting seductress who could be a cold-blooded killer. How delicious to watch the star keep us guessing.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThe Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThere's enough dark sizzle between leads Rachel Weisz and Sam Claflin to keep the audience involved through the underpowered middle stretches before the film regains its footing, delivering a disquieting shiver of a conclusion.
- 70Screen DailyFionnuala HalliganScreen DailyFionnuala HalliganWeisz shows her Oscar-winning talents by hitting precisely the right notes throughout My Cousin Rachel: from warmth to guile to chilly practicality.
- 70VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeIt’s pure pleasure to watch Weisz as Rachel, who is also an actress of sorts, adapting to suit the needs and desires of whoever she’s seducing. Her manipulations feel more intuitive than conniving and need not be explicitly sexual per se.
- 63Slant MagazineKeith WatsonSlant MagazineKeith WatsonAfter a while, the enigmatic nature of Rachel Weisz's character starts to feel less like an enticing mystery than a narrative trick.
- 63Boston GlobeTy BurrBoston GlobeTy BurrMy Cousin Rachel is a well-turned, well-acted literary adaptation that suffers from a built-in problem: The hero is a twit.
- 60Time Out LondonCath ClarkeTime Out LondonCath ClarkeThis is a fresh and un-stuffy period drama mostly, but it could have done with a pinch more danger.
- 55TheWrapAlonso DuraldeTheWrapAlonso DuraldeWeisz and Claflin make a memorable couple, but it’s too bad their chemistry is wasted on such a wan drama. A little less taste and a little more oomph might have made all the difference.
- 50The PlaylistKevin JagernauthThe PlaylistKevin JagernauthFor all the strong performances and able filmmaking, My Cousin Rachel never quite coheres.