| Critics
Reviews |
Average
Grade: |
B+ |
|
|
Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta
Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"Stunning
acting and a very smart plot make this a
must-see."
more... |
A- |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"The movie's an
odd hybrid: a highbrow suspense freak-out."
more... |
A- |
Chicago
Sun-Times
Richard Roeper |
"Dench is one
of the most menacing spinsters this side of
Kathy Bates in 'Misery'..."
more... |
A |
Chicago
Tribune
Michael Phillips |
"...is worth
seeing mainly for the way Judi Dench toys
with Cate Blanchett..."
more... |
B |
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman |
"...seduces the
audience in a fresh, off-balance way..."
more... |
A |
filmcritic.com
Don Willmott |
"If you don't
already worship at the Church of Judi Dench,
'Notes on a Scandal' may be the film that
causes your conversion."
more... |
B |
Hollywood
Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"The scandal is
the misogynist tone taken toward this film's
female characters."
more... |
C |
New York
Post
Lou Lumenick |
"...arguably
the year's most entertaining art-house
film."
more... |
A- |
New York
Times
Manohla Dargis |
"...a
misanthropic game of cat and mouse from
which no one emerges unscathed..."
more... |
B |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...is an
attempt to make a 'Fatal Attraction' type
thriller for the art house crowd."
more... |
B- |
Rolling
Stone
Richard Eyre |
"If you want to
see explosive acting..."
more... |
B |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...a superbly
acted and compelling character study..."
more... |
B |
