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17 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreBuilt on a quietly compelling performance by Virginie Efira (“Benedetta,” “Elle”), it may be the best depiction of how trauma changes your psyche and your life since the Peter Weir Jeff Bridges/Rosie Perez drama “Fearless.”
- 80The New York TimesManohla DargisThe New York TimesManohla DargisEven as Winocour piles on too many complications, she retains an appreciable astringency — call it a sense of emotional realism about what it means to actually survive — that keeps bathos at bay. Together with the superb Efira, she earns your tears honestly.
- 80Time OutPhil de SemlyenTime OutPhil de SemlyenIt’s a sensitive, careful film with real emotional intelligence, but no less gripping for swerving dramatic fireworks in favour of quieter, more observational moments.
- 75Slant MagazineChris BarsantiSlant MagazineChris BarsantiThe film is a quietly gutting ode to Paris’s resilience in the post-Bataclan era.
- 75RogerEbert.comRogerEbert.comDespite the tragedy, Revoir Paris is a hopeful film about the healing power of human connection and mutual comfort. It’s the kind of movie that lingers in the mind long after the credits roll.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerThe Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerParis Memories is a mystery movie, with Mia, like Guy Pearce’s character in Memento, following various leads and fractured memories to get to the truth. It’s also a story of emotional renewal, chronicling the phases of recovery that follow in the wake of a major catastrophe, with all the ups and downs that entails.
- 58The PlaylistElena LazicThe PlaylistElena LazicIt is a moving healing journey, but one that feels almost too smooth, a best-case scenario with few bumps in the road and, more significantly, very few surprises.
- 58The Film StageLeonardo GoiThe Film StageLeonardo GoiThere’s no denying the affection Winocour pours into Mia’s healing. For a drama dealing with a wound that’s still unbearably vivid, Memories is both tactful and heartfelt. But as time went on I found myself wondering how much more affecting the film might have turned out had Winocour chosen to complicate some of its heavy-handed metaphors and cliches.