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16 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenIn Changing Times, Mr. Téchiné, the great French director, is near the peak of his form. Weaving a half dozen subplots, he creates a set of variations on the theme of divided sensibilities tugging one another into states of perpetual unrest and possible happiness.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttA thoughtful and reflective love story about the impact of time on true love.
- 70VarietyLisa NesselsonVarietyLisa NesselsonA Cathererine Deneuve-Gerard Depardieu vehicle that leaves ample room for interesting supporting characters, this moody, more-bitter-than-sweet ode to anxiety is intense adult fare reinforced by effective no frills lensing.
- 67The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThere's something uniquely pleasurable about watching a director in total command of his craft, even when that craft is in service of a scattershot melodrama with pale intimations of social relevance.
- 63New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsThere isn't a flicker of chemistry between these old pros in Andre Techine's peculiar melodrama.
- 63TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxWhile incontrovertibly light compared to contemporary master of melodrama Andre Techine's best work, this 2005 romance is best enjoyed as the welcome reunion of two of French cinema's most beloved stars.
- 50Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonVillage VoiceMichael AtkinsonIf the title, knee-jerk cast, pop-song intro, and schmaltzy plotline of his new film Changing Times is any indication, he's (André Téchiné) now the French mainstream, the premier Gallic pilot of high-toned soap opera.
- 50SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirIt's kind of a mess. An agreeable, even lovable mess, but still a mess.
- 50New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoIt's always enjoyable watching Depardieu and Deneuve, but they deserve better material than they've been given by Techine.
- 50Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumStrangely inert drama.