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Special Treatment Review

Other Critics provided by Metacritic.com

Critics scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 3.0
    49

    out of 100

    Metascore®
    Mixed or average reviews
    based on a weighted average of all
    critic review scores.

  • 40

    out of 100

    The New York Times Stephen Holden

    A story that should have been a taut poker-faced French farce that pushed its premise to the brink of absurdity stalls, unsure of its balance between comedy and drama. The movie's one reliable constant is Ms. Huppert. You can't take your eyes off her, even when she is misused and misdirected.

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  • 40

    out of 100

    The Hollywood Reporter Ray Bennett

    With neither great insight nor any sign of wit, the film is not likely to capture interest outside France.

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  • 50

    out of 100

    Variety

    Again co-written by and co-starring writer-thesp Richard Debuisne, picture has some of the duo's trademark sharp dialogue but again fails to fully come together on a narrative level.

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  • 50

    out of 100

    Village Voice Ernest Hardy

    That's why Special Treatment is so disheartening. The film, starring Huppert, quickly telegraphs that its ideas are too shallow for a talent as deep as hers.

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  • 75

    out of 100

    Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

    At the end, there is no great revelation, but Huppert has succeeded once again in making us wonder what's going on in there.

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  • 80

    out of 100

    Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas

    Special Treatment is a serious film, but Labrune allows a touch of dark comedy in her depictions of Alice's clients and Xavier's patients.

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