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Va Savoir (2001) Rank 2 Reviews

Expert Review Summary

Movie critics combined give Va Savoir (2001) a score of 3.0295 out of 4

based on (66) reviews

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Excellent

(18)

Very Good

(38)

Good

(9)

Fair

(1)

Poor

(0)

Reviews by Score:

Washington Post (Desson Thomson)

It yields surprisingly unspectacular results. ...read the complete Va Savoir movie review at Washington Post (Desson Thomson)

Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)

Lacks the scariness, the mystery, and even much of the curiosity of Rivette's better work. ...read the complete Va Savoir movie review at Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)

BBC (Sandi Chaitram)

Rivette's examination of the nature of relationships is witty and light-hearted. ...read the complete Va Savoir movie review at BBC (Sandi Chaitram)

Film Written Magazine (Jaime N. Christley)

Begins very slowly and very obliquely, dropping details without the usual there-will-be-a-quiz-on-this-later approach of nearly all world filmmakers. ...read the complete Va Savoir movie review at Film Written Magazine (Jaime N. Christley)

Slant Magazine (Ed Gonzalez)

Va Savoir is a relatively labored offering from Nouvelle Vague auteur Jacques Rivette. ...read the complete Va Savoir movie review at Slant Magazine (Ed Gonzalez)

Entertainment Today (Brent Simon)

There are a number of fantastic scenes in Va Savoir , but the realities of its characters and their portrayals -- some no doubt a function of a different culture, others undercooked in any language -- undermine its effectiveness. ...read the complete Va Savoir movie review at Entertainment Today (Brent Simon)

One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)

So pretentious, arch and spuriously clever that watching it almost makes your teeth ache. ...read the complete Va Savoir movie review at One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)

Jam! Movies (Bruce Kirkland)

For those people, like me, who do not become engaged by the rambling and plodding story that screenwriters Pascal Bonitzer and Christine Laurent created, the film is sleep-inducing. ...read the complete Va Savoir movie review at Jam! Movies (Bruce Kirkland)

filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

Only the French could make a romantic comedy that clocks in at more than 2 1/2 hours in length. And of course, it wouldn't have much of a plot, either. This wafer-thin production, reminiscent of a really long Oscar Wilde play, Starring Jeanne Balibar (the ...read the complete Va Savoir movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

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