Anatomy of a Fall
critic Reviews
, 96% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score- A smart, solidly crafted procedural that's anchored in family drama, Anatomy of a Fall finds star Sandra Hüller and director/co-writer Justine Triet operating at peak power.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreWenlei MaPerthNow
Anatomy of a Fall asks its audience to think about how we think about things and how we choose what we believe. It’s interested in the form of storytelling as much as it is interested in telling a story.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreSandra HallSydney Morning Herald
It’s such a leisurely and deliberate approach it could seem like a very boring affectation. Instead, it’s mesmerising because of the diversions Triet comes up with along the way.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreDana StevensSlate
An example of how a movie can succeed in multiple genres at once...
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreDavid RooneyHollywood Reporter
An intricately layered, surgically controlled drama that operates as both a courtroom thriller and an investigation of the mysterious recesses of domestic life, the film is as chilly as its French Alpine setting yet never distancing.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreWendy IdeObserver (UK)
Ultimately, one of the key pleasures of the picture is its uncertainty – the niggling doubts that remain, and the sense that a crucial piece of the puzzle is tantalisingly out of reach.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreDavid JenkinsLittle White Lies
It’s confident, classical filmmaking, yet despite its many formal and thematic pleasures, doesn’t offer a whole lot that’s new.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreDiana TuovaSpotlight on Film
There are no gimmicks here, useless side characters or unnecessary plot deviations or devices – just pure cinematic story-telling that questions what really happened and why.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreAnkit OjhaCinema Elite
Spanning 2 hours and 32 minutes, “Anatomy of a Fall” blends together some fine whodunit to enrich the legal drama subgenre of which its narrative is a significant part.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreConnor LightbodyTAKE ONE Magazine
A competent, intriguing drama like this gaining award traction feels more symptomatic of it being the kind of good film that is now a rare occurrence within the film zeitgeist, rather than one that feels like it will be remembered after the award cycle
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreNelson AcostaKoimoi
Anatomy of a Fall is a fantastic drama that explores the life of its main character in ways very few films manage to do when taking on that goal
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