80
Metascore
42 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Time OutJoshua RothkopfTime OutJoshua RothkopfA staggering political drama that could put you in mind of the intimate sweep of Bernardo Bertolucci, Incendies feels like a mighty movie in our midst.
- 91Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThe movie is a bumpy road of twists that leads to a revelation that has the shock and force of Greek tragedy.
- 90New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinNew York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinThe movie doesn't quite jell, but you'll feel its sting for hours.
- 90The Hollywood ReporterStephen FarberThe Hollywood ReporterStephen FarberAlthough the film runs more than two hours, the story is so compelling and the production so beautifully controlled that we are gripped by the characters' quest right up to the shocking end of the story.
- 88Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversA devastating mystery thriller from Quebec filmmaker Denis Villeneuve that grabs you hard and won't let go.
- 80VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeIncendies vaults Denis Villeneuve to the status of serious director.
- 67The A.V. ClubTasha RobinsonThe A.V. ClubTasha RobinsonWhile the film will likely stick with viewers, it's ultimately a tossup what they'll remember most: the stunning buildup, or the massive letdown.
- 50Village VoiceMark HolcombVillage VoiceMark HolcombNawal's travails are more in the vein of a Latin American soap opera than Greek tragedy, and Jeanne and Simon's climactic, genuinely god-awful discovery plays like artistic sleight-of-hand rather than the profoundly tautological revelation it aspires to be.