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22 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Film ThreatEric CamposFilm ThreatEric CamposFrom the film's opening moments you won't be able to guess where the whole thing ultimately ends up and that's one of the many endearing qualities of Revanche.
- 90Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranA darkly compelling film from Austria, can be viewed as either a thriller with psychological overtones or a psychological drama with thriller elements.
- 88Boston GlobeWesley MorrisBoston GlobeWesley MorrisRevanche was a foreign-language Oscar nominee this year, and it's a better movie than most of the films in the main race. The word "revanche" means "revenge" in German, but "waiting" would have been just as good.
- 83The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayRevanche is, first and foremost, a good story, craftily told.
- 80Village VoiceVillage VoiceRevanche gets its hooks into you early and leaves them there.
- 80Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWall Street JournalJoe MorgensternMr. Spielmann's film is full of surprises and, in its distinctive way, full of life.
- 75New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoThe coincidences might be too much for some, but viewers who can get past them will be treated to a suspenseful, well-acted, crisply photographed character study.
- 70VarietyVarietyIn what's essentially a six-hander, the casting is aces. All actors turn in fine, naturalistic perfs, but it would be remiss not to remark on 83-year-old Thanheiser's profoundly moving turn as the grandfather.
- 70The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottThe characters and situations are interesting enough, and the filmmaking is sufficiently skilled to provide a measure of reasonably thoughtful entertainment.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterHard luck conspires with bad sex in this unspectacular Austrian tale of crime and punishment.