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Passion

2012

Brian De Palma

Rachel McAdams, Noomi Rapace, Karoline Herfurth, Paul Anderson ...

5.2

2,075

Thriller. Mystery An erotic thriller in the tradition of Dressed to Kill and Basic Instinct, Brian De Palma’s Passion, which remakes the film ‘Crime d'amour’ (2010) from Alain Corneau, tells the story of a deadly power struggle between two women in the dog-eat-dog world of international business. Christine possesses the natural elegance and casual ease associated with one who has a healthy relationship with money and power. Innocent, lovely and easily ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Justin Chang Variety	"Even the juicy lead pairing of Rachel McAdams and Noomi Rapace, which promises solid international play, can't quite make this lurid but lukewarm divertissement seem worthy of its title"	NEG
United States	Eric Kohn IndieWire	"'Passion' simultaneously parodies its plot while elevating it to a strangely involving exercise in cinematic drama"	POS
United States	Neil Young The Hollywood Reporter	"The impression is that De Palma is indulging himself with homages to his own Hitchcockian greatest hits, with results that veer close to self-parody"	NEG
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"'Passion' is often sleek and enjoyable, dispensing titillation, suspense and a few laughs without taking itself too seriously."	POS
United States	Keith Uhlich Time Out	"This is truly De Palma–ville, and the filmmaker’s remake of Alain Corneau’s tale (...), is a welcome return to the carnal shockers that he does so well (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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