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16 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumThe talentless but irrepressibly trendy Luc Besson ("Subway," "The Big Blue") dreamed up this idiotic story that seems vaguely inspired by Kubrick's (not Anthony Burgess's) "A Clockwork Orange."
- 90The New RepublicStanley KauffmannThe New RepublicStanley KauffmannThe making of the film is so slick, the acting so exceptional, that we find ourselves trapped - caring about what happens to the three principals. [6 May 1991, p.26]
- 88Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertSurprisingly touching.
- 75Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment WeeklyIt's like "The Terminator" as reimagined by the editors of French Vogue.
- Obviously, there's something going on here but I'm not convinced Besson knows what it is.
- 63The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenAlways stylish and occasionally thrilling and never thoughtful.
- 50USA TodayMike ClarkUSA TodayMike ClarkDisappointing. [6 Mar 1991, Life, p.9D]
- 40Washington PostHal HinsonWashington PostHal HinsonParillaud is expressive but rather mundane. She's best at playing sullen, but there are so many French actresses who specialize in this particular talent -- the French have mastered the apathetic pout -- that she seems generic.
- 25San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleThe picture, for all its slickness and style, is empty, empty-headed and emotionally false… [It] has no more depth than "Pretty Woman" and occupies the same moral landscape. [5 Apr 1991, Daily Datebook, p.E11]
- 20VarietyVariety[Parillaud] remains a totally uninteresting figment of Besson's blinkered movieland imagination, especially when she's in the company of Karyo and Anglade, who provide balance to her overacting.