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Metascore
7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyIn the film’s exquisite handling of death as the ultimate – or in some cases the only – conduit for love, it arrives at an unmistakable final note of hope and renewal.
- 80VarietyBoyd van HoeijVarietyBoyd van HoeijThe character development here is understated but beautifully laid bare by a quartet of top actors.
- 70Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlVillage VoiceAlan ScherstuhlThe film is work, but it's upsetting, insightful, and sometimes gorgeous — admire its cold suns and withering cornfields.
- 70The New York TimesNicolas RapoldThe New York TimesNicolas RapoldMs. Leopold’s previous film, “Brownian Movement,” was a stringent, even off-putting study of a delicate-looking doctor who has secret trysts with various men, and her latest feature feels gentler, shot digitally and suffused with the gray shadows of old houses and dim twilights. But it’s just as concerned with the immediacy of desire.
- Actor Jeroen Willems' portrayal is expressionless, coming across as more boring than stoic.
- 38Slant MagazineCarson LundSlant MagazineCarson LundThere's literally no way to miss the memo that It's All So Quiet is about dealing with the encroachment of death, as it's there in every scene.