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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 50Slant MagazineBill WeberSlant MagazineBill WeberThis handsome mate-swapping drama never moves beyond the erotic to become incisive about the barriers built into sexual experimentation for committed couples.
- 50Village VoiceVillage VoiceCordier remains sensitive to the subtle shifts in the foursome's dynamics, but do we really need another handwringer about the perils of polyamory?
- 50The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenToo lazy and too scared to say anything pertinent about love, society and the human condition, Four Lovers is content to be a pleasant, mildly titillating divertissement with no meaning at all.
- 40Time OutJoshua RothkopfTime OutJoshua RothkopfClose to a parody of a French sex drama - complete with bored, bourgie bed-swappers and a dull sense of amoral sophistication - this autopiloted import does no favors to the legacies of Truffaut and Godard.
- 40Chicago ReaderJ.R. JonesChicago ReaderJ.R. JonesInevitably, however, this oh-so-cosmopolitan setup gradually devolves into resentment, messy romance, and marital strife.
- Antony Cordier's Four Lovers offers only dull characters playing for extremely low stakes.
- 38Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertYou know there's something wrong with a sex movie when the good parts are the dialogue.