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6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinNew York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinCold Water has the kind of emotional purity that puts it in a class by itself. Its blue fog envelops you.
- 90The New York TimesJ. HobermanThe New York TimesJ. HobermanMr. Assayas succeeded in making a young person’s film when he was on the cusp of turning 40. He has said that he wanted Cold Water to feel like a movie from 1972. It doesn’t really, but, perhaps more remarkably, it’s so fresh it could have been made now.
- 90Los Angeles TimesJustin ChangLos Angeles TimesJustin ChangDrawn from the director's personal memories of post-1968 excitement and disillusionment, the drama moves from surging emotional highs to melancholy lows, but it also pulses with a vibrant, moody energy that a 24-year delay from American screens has done nothing to diminish.
- 88Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsAs Assayas himself has pointed out, the passing years have magically transformed a movie made in 1994 into a seeming product of post-1968 cultural turbulence and unresolved matters of the heart. It feels honest, in other words.
- 80The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinMr. Assayas's screenplay is loose and uneventful, but his direction has more energy.
- 80CineVueChristopher MachellCineVueChristopher MachellEqual parts arthouse cinema and coming-of-age drama, the influence of his tribute to teen rebellion remains deeply felt.