Sade Critic Reviews

Metascore®:

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Based upon 7 Critic Reviews
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The Onion (A.V. Club) | Scott TobiasAdd Critic to Favorites

In keeping with his concept that the mind and the body are inseparable, Sade builds to an extraordinarily powerful centerpiece when the two come together, fusing fear and desire, pleasure and pain, innocence and enlightenment.Read the full review

The New York Times | Stephen HoldenAdd Critic to Favorites

In its quiet, literate way, the film is almost as subversive as its central character.Read the full review

Washington Post | Stephen HunterAdd Critic to Favorites

What an amazing little film. God love the French. They make movies with ideas in them, other than: How many cars can we blow up?Read the full review

Boston Globe | Wesley MorrisAdd Critic to Favorites

Sensationalism and doom are not on screen here; Jacquot offers a relatively peaceful moment in Sade's life.Read the full review

San Francisco Chronicle | Jonathan CurielAdd Critic to Favorites

Embellished but triumphant.Read the full review

Washington Post | Desson ThomsonAdd Critic to Favorites

Although the movie adheres more closely to history than "Quills," it lacks dramatic punch and depth.Read the full review

Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites

Achieves the near-impossible: It turns the Marquis de Sade into a dullard.Read the full review

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