While most films in which the angry past confronts the guilty present degenerate into mawkish reconciliations, Emile errs on the side of restraint.
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TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
Sensitively played but ultimately undone by its unconventional approach.
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New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Both lightweight and heavy-handed, Carl Bessai's arthouse drama can't even be redeemed by Ian McKellen's sensitive turn in the title role.
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Village Voice
Village Voice
Odd beginning permits viewers to leave after five minutes and know what happens. Those remaining are left with the full tome, its 92-minute length hiding an experience as draining as "Heaven's Gate."