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Polanski certainly gets the maximum voltage and precision out of his story and actors, keeping us preternaturally alert to shifting power relationships and delayed revelations. Feb 19, 2010 | Full Review…
Polanski certainly gets the maximum voltage and precision out of his story and actors, keeping us preternaturally alert to shifting power relationships and delayed revelations.
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Kingsley shrewdly tantalizes the viewer about his identity, and gets to deliver the text's most riveting monologue at the end. The lesser-known Wilson may be the first among equals, impressing strongly as the equivocating husband. May 26, 2008
Kingsley shrewdly tantalizes the viewer about his identity, and gets to deliver the text's most riveting monologue at the end. The lesser-known Wilson may be the first among equals, impressing strongly as the equivocating husband.
Todd McCarthy
Polanski wisely never opens out the action from the remote clifftop house. In keeping things claustrophobic, close-up and ambivalent, he heightens the suspense (not to mention the sexual tension). Jan 26, 2006 | Full Review…
Polanski wisely never opens out the action from the remote clifftop house. In keeping things claustrophobic, close-up and ambivalent, he heightens the suspense (not to mention the sexual tension).
Geoff Andrew
Mr. Polanski treads lightly on the clumsier lines, and sustains tension by creating an elegant, unobtrusive dance with the camera. May 20, 2003 | Rating: 3.5/5
Mr. Polanski treads lightly on the clumsier lines, and sustains tension by creating an elegant, unobtrusive dance with the camera.
Caryn James
Death and the Maiden forces the audience to confront questions about torture and punishment. Jun 18, 2002 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Death and the Maiden forces the audience to confront questions about torture and punishment.
Mick LaSalle
Polanski keeps the situation ambiguous to provoke questions of guilt and responsibility. May 12, 2001
Polanski keeps the situation ambiguous to provoke questions of guilt and responsibility.
Peter Travers
It's based on the gripping three-character play by Ariel Dorfman. Jul 10, 2011 | Rating: B | Full Review…
It's based on the gripping three-character play by Ariel Dorfman.
Dennis Schwartz
Even by their high standards, the performances of Weaver and Kingsley here are impressive, and Polanski ratchetts up the tension nicely. A chilling and thought-provoking piece. Feb 19, 2010 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Even by their high standards, the performances of Weaver and Kingsley here are impressive, and Polanski ratchetts up the tension nicely. A chilling and thought-provoking piece.
Kim Newman
The material is well served by director Roman Polanski, who knows well how to instill a subtle, claustrophobic sense of dread in an audience and has put together a rather elegant potboiler. Feb 19, 2010 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
The material is well served by director Roman Polanski, who knows well how to instill a subtle, claustrophobic sense of dread in an audience and has put together a rather elegant potboiler.
Polanski kicks the movie up to a level of emotional violence rare in English-speaking films. Jul 29, 2007 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review…
Polanski kicks the movie up to a level of emotional violence rare in English-speaking films.
Rob Gonsalves
Polanksi's direction is crisp and precise but he doesn't resolve basic problems of the stage-to-screen transfer: The tale is claustrophobic (mostly limited to one set) and schematic, with all three characters serving as ideological mouthpieces. Jun 12, 2006 | Rating: B- | Full Review…
Polanksi's direction is crisp and precise but he doesn't resolve basic problems of the stage-to-screen transfer: The tale is claustrophobic (mostly limited to one set) and schematic, with all three characters serving as ideological mouthpieces.
Emanuel Levy
A relentless, superb thriller. May 26, 2006 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
A relentless, superb thriller.
Jeffrey M. Anderson
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