Metacritic Movie Ratings
Wild Grass Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 90

  out of 100

  The New York TimesStephen Holden

  Like its would-be lovers, Wild Grass chases itself in circles as it scrambles genres, examining seeing, thinking, remembering and imagining with a zany awareness. In Georges's words: "After the cinema nothing surprises you. Everything is possible."

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• 83

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum

  Wild Grass is itself odd stuff: Sometimes it's as playful as Marguerite's crayon-red corona of frizzy hair, and other times as autumnal as the sight of Georges alone in his study, feeling stuck.

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• 80

  out of 100

  VarietyJordan Mintzer

  The picture is marked by superb performances and a dazzling technical display by the helmer and praiseworthy cinematographer Eric Gautier.

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• 75

  out of 100

  Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert

  The film is a visual pleasure, using elegant techniques that don't call flashy attention to themselves. The camera is intended to be as omniscient as the narrator, and can occupy the film's space as it pleases and move as it desires. Here is a young man's film made with a lifetime of experience.

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• 50

  out of 100

  The Hollywood Reporter

  Narratively, Wild Grass is a fractured romance, that never jells on any level, except for the backdrop visuals. Visually scrumptious, as if culled from the pages of good-taste magazines, it has the appeal of a designer catalog, and also the depth.

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