One of those rare movies that manages to maintain the hushed intensity and claustrophobic anxiety that is normally associated with theater or prose.
80
Film.comPeter Brunette
Film.comPeter Brunette
A Melancholy Delight. Its pacing will undoubtedly seem too deliberate to some, but I found first-time director Deborah Warner's The Last September a delight from beginning to end.
75
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
The movie doesn't have much more get-up-and-go than the characters, but solid performances and richly textured camera work keep it involving most of the way through.
75
Miami HeraldCurtis Morgan
Miami HeraldCurtis Morgan
Sad confusions and emotional disconnections are what the story is all about.
70
Village VoiceLeslie Camhi
Village VoiceLeslie Camhi
The film's pathos lies not with people who have justice on their side, but with those who don't know where they belong.
70
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
This gorgeous expressionist drama makes the comparisons so effectively at the outset that by the end they seem belabored.
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
I'm not sure the movie should have pumped up the melodrama to get us more interested, but something might have helped.