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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 67Entertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyEntertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyIt’s well made but drearily familiar.
- 50Slant MagazineJordan OstererSlant MagazineJordan OstererPatrice Leconte struggles to find a coherent rhythm, a problem exacerbated by a hurried running time that compresses some of the novella's more interesting socio-political nuances.
- 40New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanA romantic triangle featuring Rebecca Hall, Alan Rickman and “Game of Thrones” costar Richard Madden has no business being this dull.
- 40The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenMs. Hall’s Lotte is the weak link in the triangle. Despite all her character’s flowery words of longing, she can’t convey the heat bottled under Lotte’s demure demeanor.
- 33The PlaylistOliver LytteltonThe PlaylistOliver LytteltonLeconte’s never been the edgiest of filmmakers, but A Promise is so free of anything close to an edge that it’s like watching a beige sphere for ninety-odd minutes—and it feels much longer.
- 30VarietyJustin ChangVarietyJustin ChangLed by a trio of lackluster performances from Alan Rickman, Rebecca Hall and “Game of Thrones” thesp Richard Madden, this awkward, passionless drama conveys neither the sensuality nor the drawn-out sense of longing required by its period tale of a young secretary who falls in love with his employer’s wife.
- 30Village VoiceAaron HillisVillage VoiceAaron HillisNo bodices were harmed in veteran French filmmaker Patrice Leconte's chaste and bloodless English-language debut.