Time to Leave (Le Temps Qui Reste) Critic Reviews

Time to Leave subordinates narrative to mood. Since the end of the story is never in doubt, the only surprises lie in the particulars of Romain’s behavior and the nuances of sorrow, determination and doubt that pass over Mr. Poupaud’s face.Read the full review

As with any Ozon film, Time to Leave comes across with unexpected moments of illuminated stillness.Read the full review

The splendid, painterly melodramas of Douglas Sirk lurk behind every shot, but the tone is essentially pre-Raphaelite, sexy and cold.Read the full review

A short and succinct film but it lingers long in the memory.Read the full review

Ozon's disappointing new film Time To Leave is his "The Flower Of My Secret," a Douglas Sirk-inspired weepie about a terminal cancer victim making amends, but it's a little too sentimental and square even by his recent standards.Read the full review

Moreau's few ripe scenes are choice, and she spices up the joint with her gravelly voice of je ne regrette rien.Read the full review

Francois Ozon's Time to Leave reps one of the helmer's most straightforward, but perhaps least interesting pics.Read the full review

Time to Leave is an unintended litmus test for lovers of foreign films.Read the full review