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21 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83The PlaylistRodrigo PerezThe PlaylistRodrigo PerezIntimate, expressive, agonizing and beautifully rendered.
- The story of the ingenue who enters the fold and awakens deep feelings is nothing new, but Doremus makes it all utterly captivating. He mines just the right amount of drama and spontaneous comedy from each moment and the foreshadowing is perfectly weighted.
- 80VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeWhile the plot — too low-key to be called a thriller — points toward obvious extramarital cliches, delicate changes in the overall mood reveal deeper truths.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyThe Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyDirector Drake Doremus confirms his knack for pinpointing subtle emotional tremors on fragile personal landscapes, even if some too-easy coincidences and pat dramatic moments chip away at the compressed story's credibility.
- 63McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreMcClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreA romantic melodrama that’s so well-cast and acted and made with such loving care that you could almost forgive how long it takes to get to its obvious conclusion, how melodramatic the whole “sordid” affair is.
- 50The DissolveMike D'AngeloThe DissolveMike D'AngeloAt every possible turn, the film chooses to take the dumbest and most reductive path. It remains semi-watchable nonetheless, which is a testament to the skill of its four lead actors, who valiantly struggle to remain truthful.
- 40The TelegraphRobbie CollinThe TelegraphRobbie CollinThe whole thing unspools at such an unremittingly earnest pitch that it leaves you groping under your seat for a ventilator.
- 30Village VoiceSherilyn ConnellyVillage VoiceSherilyn ConnellyDrake Doremus's Breathe In is a star-crossed romance where your enjoyment level will depend on your tolerance for what feels an awful lot like potential statutory rape.
- 25Slant MagazineDavid Lee DallasSlant MagazineDavid Lee DallasSeemingly high-brow because it's so low-key, but underneath that veneer is an inert, thinly plotted melodrama premised on trite characterizations that would be offensive if they weren't so absurd.