You feel it in your nervous system before you get a chance to reflect on its meaning.
88
Boston GlobeJay Carr
Boston GlobeJay Carr
The bleakness of Rosetta will not be for all, but it's one of the best films of the year.
80
Film.comPeter Brunette
Film.comPeter Brunette
This kind of film, in its various manifestations recurring through the decades, gives us confidence that cinema can ultimately get to the heart of things.
The purity of Dequenne's performance inspires awe.
75
New York PostJonathan Foreman
New York PostJonathan Foreman
Bleak, demanding stuff, and its hand-held documentary-style photography is harder on the stomach than "The Blair Witch Project."
75
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Carries a strong emotional charge along with its valuable reminder of the suffering that youngsters may undergo when a heedless society overlooks their needs.
70
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
A psychologically acute profile of one teenaged girl obsessed with leading what she thinks of as normal life.
70
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
Pummeling, jagged, and extremely well-edited film.
60
L.A. WeeklyManohla Dargis
L.A. WeeklyManohla Dargis
A portrait of dispossession so acute that it's caused a few critics to cry, Let her eat cake!