I've Loved You So Long Critic Reviews

A novelist and screenwriter, Claudel's directing for the first time here, and he leans on melodramatic contrivances more than he needs to. Still, he gives us a lean and observant weepie, and the mystery of Thomas's Juliette pulls you in.Read the full review

This is one of Kristin Scott Thomas' most inspired performances.Read the full review

This is a movie about actors acting; who cares why Juliette was in the pen?Read the full review

Performances this strong and direction this sensitive make us simply grateful to have an emotional story we can sink our teeth into and enjoy.Read the full review

The movie's action largely takes place beneath the skin. The pace is slow but not glacial, yet Claudel demands patience. Ultimately, I've Loved You So Long is uplifting, although one might not expect that from the thematic material.Read the full review

Kristin Scott Thomas' performance in I've Loved You So Long is one of a small handful of highlights by which people will remember this year in movies. This is acting at its most exalted.Read the full review

A scintillating drama about pain and healing made with intelligence and compassion.Read the full review

A revelation comes near the end that is both tremendously moving and a bit disappointing, in the way that the solutions to great mysteries frequently are. This turn does not diminish the accomplishment of Ms. Scott Thomas's deep, subtle and altogether stunning performance, but it does alter the scale of the movie, turning it into a more manageable, less existentially unsettling drama.Read the full review

The film deftly sketches a sibling relationship complicated by obligation, guilt, mistrust, and, not least, an abiding love.Read the full review