Once again Ozon proves he is a master. There are homosexual elements here, of course, as there are in almost all his features.

| Jun 14, 2018

The acting of both leads is good, at times more than that, but you feel that you've already seen every scene they're in, in countless other movies.

| Mar 1, 2007

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 1, 2006

It ends where the story begins at an Italian seaside resort as the couple happily swim off together into the sunset at their first encounter.

| Original Score: B | Feb 4, 2006

Deconstructing the breakup of a romance in reverse chronological order is no longer original; Pinter has done it in "Betrayal."

| Original Score: B | Dec 20, 2005

Ozon has a studied, contemplative style at work here.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 28, 2005

Peeling off the emotional layers one by one, Franois Ozon's 5 X 2 reveals intimate snapshots of a relationship, simply but searingly.

| Nov 18, 2005

(...) Es de esas pelculas que vale quiz ms por las reflexiones y debates que dispara entre las personas que como pieza cinematogrfica en s misma.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 17, 2005

The soulful Bruni-Tedeschi gives the impression that her beautiful face is bruised, even though it is blemish free; it's one of the best performances of the year.

Full Review | Original Score: '3.5/4' | Oct 14, 2005

Even while we're flipping through the snapshots of two people's ultimate disenchantment with each other, it never feels tawdry or excessive or, for that matter, very interesting.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Sep 18, 2005

We watch Marion and Gilles with a sort of clinical detachment, and it's difficult to really care.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Sep 16, 2005

Doesn't feel like a gimmick at all. It feels like a natural introduction to the characters.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Sep 1, 2005

Bruni-Tedeschi and Freiss give solid performances, though, and their physical transformations over time (a slight weight gain for her, facial hair for him) are convincing.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Aug 26, 2005

The reverse-chronology gimmick ends up only serving up a trite observation that lies and mistrust are a poor foundation for a marriage.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Aug 26, 2005

Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi's character is the one to watch throughout the film, as it is in her demeanor that we learn all the answers -- or all the questions, anyway.

| Original Score: B | Aug 25, 2005

A cool, sometimes chilly dissection of one couple's relationship.

Full Review | Original Score: B- | Aug 18, 2005

The effect of the reverse sequencing is to make us view everything in the film -- even hopeful events like a marriage or the birth of a child -- with sadness.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Aug 11, 2005

The story never delves deep enough into the characters to really say anything significant.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Aug 8, 2005

Like reading a book from which most of the connective chapters have been removed, backwards.

| Original Score: C | Aug 6, 2005

Gilles and Marion may be more than the sum of their regrets, but because their creator hasn't done the math, they remain touching stick figures.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jul 29, 2005