78
Metascore
19 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80VarietyJonathan HollandVarietyJonathan HollandThe Aura is far from being simply "Nine Queens2." Leisurely paced, studied, reticent and rural, The Aura is a quieter, richer and better-looking piece that handles its multiple manipulations with the maturity the earlier picture sometimes lacked.
- 80SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirThis is a tremendously atmospheric movie full of moody mystery, and it'll keep you on the edge of your seat from beginning to end.
- 80The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottMr. Bielinsky, in what would sadly be his last film, demonstrates a mastery of the form that is downright scary.
- 75The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe Aura holds together as a dreamy variation on "Reservoir Dogs'" heist-gone-wrong fatalism and the know-thyself confrontations of David Mamet's "Homicide."
- 75TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghBielinsky's "Nine Queens" was a complex romp through the machinations of high-stakes con artists, but this intricately plotted mystery ventures into darker psychological territory and never misses a step.
- 75New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsThe tension and intrigue between the pretender and his would-be associates is as dense as the woods surrounding their hiding place.
- 70Chicago ReaderReece PendletonChicago ReaderReece PendletonWhile never boring and sometimes quite gripping, Bielinsky’s manneristic style becomes distracting; he seems more concerned with generating an ominous atmosphere than with telling a compelling story.
- 70Film ThreatFilm ThreatWhile an enjoyable twist on the noir genre, a little more character development would have been nice.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttBielinsky is a most expressive director, achieving considerable nuances and depths of emotion with characters' looks, gestures, body language and silences.
- 70Village VoiceVillage VoiceA hypnotic unease hangs over the film.