Passion Reviews

it will no doubt find its boosters

Full Review | Original Score: C

The film picks up a little when the murder mystery kicks in, but it's only a brief respite.

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In the end, Passion feels like a bit of a private joke -- one where the set-up is a little bit funnier than the punchline.

Full Review | Original Score: 6/10

Remaking Alain Corneau's 2010 French noir Love Crime proves less a comeback for De Palma and more what economists call a 'dead cat bounce.'

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It's tacky, and garishly overblown.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/10

Where Corneau flirted with erotic tension, De Palma flaunts it. Where Corneau went for nightmarish reality, De Palma does noirish dreams.

Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/4

...a partially-successful throwback to the type of thrillers that De Palma used to specialize in.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4

Passion is a serpentine, gorgeously orchestrated gathering of all of De Palma's pet themes and conceits.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4