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15 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100CineVueCineVueBetty Blue, in either of its forms – whether it be the 121-minute theatrical version or the 185-minute director’s cut – takes a bad situation and makes it true-blue and beautiful.
- 75Slant MagazineJoseph Jon LanthierSlant MagazineJoseph Jon LanthierIf only Beineix could have imagined an existence for his star-crossed protagonists beyond the source material (the question of whether successful maternity would have sobered Betty yelps for an impossible sequel), he may have managed a sultry masterpiece.
- 70Washington PostRita KempleyWashington PostRita KempleyLike Zorg, we are bedazzled by Betty's bright eyes, big moue and wild child's ways.
- 60Washington PostPaul AttanasioWashington PostPaul AttanasioAn extraordinarily sensual movie with its own silly integrity.
- 60TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineAn inconsistent and unsatisfying tale of amour fou and literary ambition.
- 50Slant MagazineChris CabinSlant MagazineChris CabinIndeed, the film flies by and feels weightless, like a spectacular rainbow-colored hydrogen balloon that passes out of our memory the moment we lose sight of it.
- 40Chicago ReaderChicago ReaderPerhaps what is least satisfying about Beineix' effort is its implied theme—that women are mere muses to be addled, suffocated, and sacrificed to revitalize the imaginations of men.
- 40The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinToo often, Betty Blue has the posturing good looks of a fashion spread and nothing more.
- 38Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertBetty Blue is a movie about Beatrice Dalle's boobs and behind, and everything else is just what happens in between the scenes where she displays them.