73
Metascore
21 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90The New York TimesManohla DargisThe New York TimesManohla DargisAn erotically charged, beautifully directed story of a woman preyed upon by different men and her own warring desires.
- 75The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasChabrol develops the inevitable confrontation between the two men like a car wreck in slow motion, and getting there takes a little more work than it should; the film takes the form of a thriller, but it doesn't have the pace of one.
- 75New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoChabrol, who is often called the French Hitchcock because of his intricate thrillers, is approaching the big 8-0, yet he continues to do quality work, as shown by A Girl Cut in Two.
- 75TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghA dry, thoroughly modern reminder that while mores change, human nature doesn't.
- 70Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumClaude Chabrol's capacity to make shopworn material seem almost new is especially evident in this 2007 drama, which he cowrote with his stepdaughter, Cecile Maistre.
- 70VarietyLisa NesselsonVarietyLisa NesselsonWhile not a classic, this is a pleasantly disturbing, nominally voyeuristic romp in the territory Chabrol knows best.
- 70Village VoiceJ. HobermanVillage VoiceJ. HobermanA Girl Cut in Two is a spry piece of work. Chabrol uses this sinister clown show as a means to puncture the media world's hot-air balloons--as well as to highlight the hypocrisies of his favorite target, the haute bourgeoisie.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterIts impact is weakened by a limp ending and a sense that it all adds up to rather less than the sum of its parts.
- 60SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirArguably, A Girl Cut in Two is more fun around the edges, as an assemblage of bizarre supporting characters and throwaway comic bits, than it is down the middle, as a classic French morality tale.
- 40New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNew York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierVelvety storytelling still feels more thawed-out than heated.