Critic Reviews

• Nathan Lee, New York Times

  Autumn is a nearly perfect satire of the pretentious French thriller. Unfortunately, the movie doesn't know it.

• Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle

  A colossal misfire, a tedious film noir wannabe.

• Stephen Hunter, Washington Post

  Hmm, has somebody seen Breathless? I guess so.

• Joe Leydon, Variety

  Pic overall has the look, depth and emotional impact of a glossy magazine fashion spread.

• Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune

  McGee may well have strong films in him, but this one feels pretentious and gassy.

• Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter

  The cross-cultural backstory behind Autumn, a new French-language feature written, produced and directed by Ra'up McGee, is ultimately more interesting than what's seen onscreen.

• Frank Lovece, Film Journal International

  What emerges is imperfect but shows a bravura talent with an engagingly elliptical storytelling style.

• Noel Murray, AV Club

  It's hard enough to care about why these people are striking fashion-model poses and shooting at each other without having to think about their poor, bruised inner children.

• Eric Lurio, Greenwich Village Gazette

  I'm not sure this is a parody or not.

• Maitland McDonagh, TV Guide's Movie Guide

  The film looks great, but there's nothing under the high-gloss veneer.

• Saul Austerlitz, Boxoffice Magazine

  An unsavory pastiche of the familiar and the overdone, flavored with faux-pungent, existential, interminable dialogue.

• Andy Klein, Los Angeles CityBeat

  The cast is uniformly effective, from veteran Aumont down to relative newcomer Droukarova, who gives a muted but compelling performance.

• Ella Taylor, L.A. Weekly

  Elegantly stylized but emotionally strained.

• Ron Wilkinson, Monsters and Critics

  The seamy underbelly of Paris seen through romantic American eyes keeps the noir alive.

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