La migliore offerta 2013

Critics score:
56 / 100

Reviews provided by RottenTomatoes

Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine/Vulture: Part of the pleasure in watching The Best Offer is the elegant, unassumingly suspenseful way it unfolds. Read more

Kyle Smith, New York Post: An intriguingly Hitchcockian premise gradually takes on a preposterous air in the art-world noir "The Best Offer." Read more

Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times: An uneven but weirdly mesmerizing drama/thriller, Giuseppe Tornatore's "The Best Offer" offers an acting showcase to Geoffrey Rush. Read more

Jay Weissberg, Variety: The pic uses the polish of faux-sophistication and the cliched old-man/nubile-woman fantasy to distract viewers from dissecting the plot. Read more

Mike D'Angelo, AV Club: If its destination is patently obvious from the outset, the journey does at least offer scattered pleasures. Read more

Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader: The movie's an eyeful, though, thanks to the intricate production design and many artworks on display; it's also an earful, thanks to Ennio Morricone's fittingly lush score. Read more

Tom Long, Detroit News: "The Best Offer" is at its best when it's decidedly weird. Read more

Deborah Young, Hollywood Reporter: Geoffrey Rush brings striking depth of character to a classic Old World mystery set against the sophisticated backdrop of Europe's art auctions, with charming input from Jim Sturgess and Donald Sutherland. Read more

Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: The film has several smart twists and surprises up its well-tailored sleeve. Read more

Nicolas Rapold, New York Times: Mr. Rush can't fly far on Mr. Tornatore's dialogue and workmanlike plotting, and Sylvia Hoeks, as Claire, doesn't bring a corresponding energy. Read more

Bill Stamets, Chicago Sun-Times: Italian writer-director Giuseppe Tornatore... designs beautiful sets around Virgil, who holds the screen in nearly every shot. Read more

Keith Uhlich, Time Out: None of it comes together in any satisfying way, unfortunately, because Tornatore telegraphs every revelation with head-slapping amateurishness. Read more