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9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 67The Film StageGiovanni Marchini CamiaThe Film StageGiovanni Marchini CamiaMuch like the film’s clinical cinematography, which is dominated by consistently striking yet lifeless tableaux, Côté’s theorem is closed in on itself, failing to produce interesting results.
- Beautiful to look at, the film showcases Côté’s talents at building tone and theme through images and sounds.
- 63Slant MagazineChuck BowenSlant MagazineChuck BowenThe film offers an oxymoronic parable that’s been utilized countless times by cinema, in loose reiterations of A Christmas Carol: The protagonist must learn humility after learning that the world revolves around him.
- 60Screen DailyFionnuala HalliganScreen DailyFionnuala HalliganCote’s film is consistently interesting without making the self-involved Boris’s plight in any way compelling.
- 58The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyThe A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyBoris Without Béatrice never feels like the work of an artist who actually believes in everything he’s doing.
- 50The New York TimesBen KenigsbergThe New York TimesBen KenigsbergDenis Côté’s Boris Without Beatrice appears to have something to say about the hubris of the modern business tycoon, but it never coalesces into more than a self-amused goof.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThis is a laborious film that dulls the human drama at its core. Rather than pulling you into the protagonist's gradual acquaintance with his unfamiliar conscience, it shuts you out, leaving you bored and indifferent.