Head-On Critic Reviews

Metascore®:

81 =
Based upon 12 Critic Reviews
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Los Angeles Times | Kenneth TuranAdd Critic to Favorites

Impeccably made, uncompromising in its implacable vision of the deranging power of love, sex and controlled substances, this savage and staggering film knows how to take our breath away.Read the full review

Boston Globe | Wesley MorrisAdd Critic to Favorites

Not about crashing into walls or crashing into other people. It's about crashing into yourself and living to tell the tale.Read the full review

Washington Post | Ann HornadayAdd Critic to Favorites

Has its share of surprises, especially in the performances of its two main players.Read the full review

The Onion (A.V. Club) | Scott TobiasAdd Critic to Favorites

A romantic comedy with jagged edges, Fatih Akin's exhilarating Head-On paves the road to love through miles of prickly thatch.Read the full review

Washington Post | Desson ThomsonAdd Critic to Favorites

No matter what is going on in the story, these star-crossed lovers are always fascinating to watch.Read the full review

Variety | Eddie CockrellAdd Critic to Favorites

Fine, gritty, contempo love story.Read the full review

The New York Times | Manohla DargisAdd Critic to Favorites

Despite the tears, the blood and the booze, Head-On is a hopeful film.Read the full review

Wall Street Journal | Joe MorgensternAdd Critic to Favorites

Fatih Akin is a filmmaker to be reckoned with. His characters grow and change in a stunning film that pulses with life.Read the full review

San Francisco Chronicle | Carla MeyerAdd Critic to Favorites

Sexy and intoxicating.Read the full review

Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites

The movie is well and fearlessly acted, and the writer-director (Fatih Akin) is determined to follow her story to a logical and believable conclusion, rather than letting everyone off the hook with a conventional ending.Read the full review

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