Polytechnique 2009

Critics score:
85 / 100

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A.O. Scott, New York Times: The virtue - and also the limitation - of this movie is that it confronts senselessness and insists on remaining calm and sane. Read more

David Fear, Time Out: Nicely anticipates Villeneuve's 2010 masterpiece, Incendies, another story of forgiveness in a cruel, cold world. Read more

Peter Howell, Toronto Star: The tragic art of Polytechnique isn't what it shows or reveals but rather the contemplation it inspires. There are moments in life when nothing makes sense and sadness descends; this is one of them. Read more

Rob Nelson, Variety: Lensed in black-and-white, the 77-minute film is plenty arty and only arguably constructive in its tasteful fictionalization of a violent tragedy. Read more

Melissa Anderson, Village Voice: Polytechnique smartly exposes the spectrum of misogyny without overplaying the connection between the two incidents. Which makes the concluding flash-forward scene all the more disappointing. Read more