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31 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanPawlikowski has made a romance that becomes a horror movie in which love, more than anything around it, is a delusionary fever to fear.
- 100Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittSuperbly acted, movingly written, and directed with a tough-minded lyricism rarely found in today's films. A summer movie to love.
- 90NewsweekDavid AnsenNewsweekDavid AnsenPress and Blunt are major discoveries: in this sly and wonderfully atmospheric gem, they conjure up the role-playing raptures of youth with perfect poetic pitch.
- 90SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirIts stars, Emily Blunt and Natalie Press, are film newcomers who give startling performances. The photography is often breathtakingly original.
- 90VarietyDerek ElleyVarietyDerek ElleyDirection, performances and lensing blend into an immensely satisfying, if almost uncategorizable, whole in Pawel Pawlikowski's My Summer of Love.
- 90The New York TimesDana StevensThe New York TimesDana StevensThe film is a triumph of mood and implication.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterRay BennettThe Hollywood ReporterRay BennettSome of the metaphors are a bit too literal but the director largely succeeds with his story and the surprises are convincing. Best of all the film has a terrific sense of humor and the young actresses exploit it delightfully.
- 80The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsPawlikowski's off-balance compositions and affection for odd close-ups suggest the influence of Wong Kar-Wai, but the film's low-key observational spirit owes as much to Mike Leigh.
- 80Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonRemains highly watchable throughout, for its atmosphere and the actors.
- 70Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonVillage VoiceMichael AtkinsonSlowly evolves into an oddly affecting mood piece.