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Connie Ogle, Miami Herald: A chilly, intelligent and absorbing drama about infidelity, ethics and forgiveness. Read more
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune: Mixed but affecting. Read more
John Hartl, Seattle Times: The characters shift positions and explanations, presenting their 'separate lies' in a manner that ultimately adds up to an ugly truth. Read more
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper: As a very British film about very British personalities, class differences and attitudes, it's just about perfect. Read more
Bill Muller, Arizona Republic: Although the characters might seem controlled, Wilkinson and Watson ... lend realism to the roles, and we believe they could be a married couple. Read more
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: No one in the film seems to be thinking with a brain or emoting with a heart, so most of the decisions seem random. Read more
Carina Chocano, Los Angeles Times: To watch the film is to marvel at the cast's virtuosity at fleshing out the shallowest people in England. Read more
Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle: It's as grown-up as a movie can get, with a fine cast in a strongly crafted tale about the calamities that can wreck a relationship and the love that can redeem it. Read more
Michael Booth, Denver Post: As always, Fellowes has a pitch-perfect ear for British diction. Read more
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: Wilkinson once again astonishes with his ability to convey weakness and strength, hypocrisy and gallantry, cruelty and compassion in the same male animal. Read more
Ella Taylor, L.A. Weekly: Though it's not much more than an haute-bourgeois morality play about the inadequacy of bourgeois morals, that's plenty in view of the small but terrific ensemble at Fellowes' disposal. Read more
Gene Seymour, Newsday: Writer-director Julian Fellowes fashions an elegant moral conundrum that's as fraught with intrigue as any Le Carre novel. Read more
Jami Bernard, New York Daily News: A neat, twisty little domestic drama about smart people, foolish choices. Read more
Stephen Holden, New York Times: Separate Lies, the directorial debut of Julian Fellowes, is so busy constructing its labyrinthine plot that it often forgets to plumb the souls of its characters. Read more
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer: Wilkinson's James shines with a complex humanity one seldom encounters on the screen. Read more
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: What lies underneath doesn't surprise. But it's fascinating to watch that peeling as it happens. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: The movie is not so much about the solution to this crime, as about the ethics involved in taking responsibility. Read more
Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle: A film with a lot to say about the human condition. Read more
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune: A challenging, intelligent adult chiller. Read more
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail: A picture that starts out pure acquires a distinct taint, and ends up seeming as false as the fibs under scrutiny. Read more
John Terauds, Toronto Star: Less than an hour-and-a-half long, this compelling tale of trust, honesty and what it means to do the right thing probes gently, yet cuts deep. Read more
Claudia Puig, USA Today: This morally ambiguous tale of dangerous liaisons and bewildering choices amounts to one of the year's most intriguing dramas. Read more
John Anderson, Variety: With Separate Lies, Fellowes has made a truly adult film -- not because of its content or themes, but because it knows that real drama often lies in the accepted and unspoken realms of life. Read more
Laura Sinagra, Village Voice: Doesn't quite set motivations at the required angles. Read more
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post: Fellowes has brought intelligence and control to the eternally vexing question of whether the right thing is always the good thing. Read more