Metacritic Movie Ratings
Police, Adjective Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 100

  out of 100

  Variety

  Porumboiu is one of the few helmers working today who so completely understands both the power of language and the power of visuals.

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• 100

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum

  Yet another outstanding little movie in the exciting Romanian New Wave.

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• 80

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan

  Police, Adjective may not be the film you're expecting, but it's one that will stay on your mind.

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• 80

  out of 100

  The New York TimesA.O. Scott

  So much in this meticulous and moving film is between the lines, and almost nothing is by the book.

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• 75

  out of 100

  Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert

  Its surprisingly effective key scene involves an argument with his captain over the dictionary definitions of the words "conscience" and "justice." This may not sound exciting, but it was welcome after legions of cop movies in which such arguments are orchestrated with the f-word.

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• 50

  out of 100

  Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern

  The movie comes on like a put-on--next to nothing happens for an excruciatingly long time--and ends as a fascinating dialectic between following one's conscience or following the law.

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