Notes on a Scandal Critic Reviews

Notes on a Scandal won't be everyone's cup of tea. But if you like your films strong, this one is not to be missed.Read the full review

It's a poison bonbon tastier than just about anything else out there.Read the full review

The riveting interplay between Dench and Cate Blanchett draws blood with every scene, thanks to a precision-honed script and Eyre's equally incisive direction.Read the full review

Notes on a Scandal is a nice mug of poisoned eggnog for the holiday season -- a movie so smart and entertaining you almost don't feel its chill sicken your bones.Read the full review

I can't remember a film that sees the here and now more precisely, one that offers total believability in the tone and motive of its characters and then goes further, showing us a whole and completely recognizable world.Read the full review

Taken at face value, these two women are simply despicable. But the screenplay has a bracing tincture of Grand Guignol, and nothing is simple when the two women are played by a couple of superlative actresses who clearly delight in one another.Read the full review

Notes on a Scandal may be disturbing, but it is a potent and captivating account of misconduct and betrayal.Read the full review

If you want to see explosive acting, just watch Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett ignite in this film version of Zoe Heller's 2003 novel.Read the full review

The most important part of any thriller - even one as upper crust as this - is the resolution, and that's where Notes on a Scandal falls on its face. The ending itself isn't bad but the single act leading to it is unforgivable.Read the full review