[O]ne of the best based-on-facts police pictures.

| Aug 8, 2012

Whatever you think of it, you won't be neutral.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 28, 2012

"Polisse" draws us uncomfortably close to a taboo subject then rewards us with real nourishment.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 15, 2012

A drama with interesting moments, but also some false notes and a wildly bizarre ending.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jun 14, 2012

So amorphous, volatile and multi-plotted it could be a rough cut.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 14, 2012

It's restless and compelling, ragged and moving.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 14, 2012

Even though it crumbles under any close scrutiny, you feel there would be scope for a less hysterical sequel.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jun 14, 2012

Has an infectious energy and aims for a bottom-up, slice-of-life air characterised by naturalistic performances and a fly-on-the-wall shooting style.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 12, 2012

Unsparing in its portrayal of the seedier side of French society, only Polisse's loose focus keeps it from matching The Class for emotional punch.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 10, 2012

It's messy, boring, funny, suspenseful, touching, jubilant and tragic.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | May 25, 2012

A fascinating multicharacter drama about the police who work in Paris' child protection unit.

| Original Score: 3/4 | May 24, 2012

Rarely does one see a movie so knowing in some respects and so clueless in others.

| May 24, 2012

All the tears I shed were hard-earned. So were all the laughing and clapping and eye-covering.

| Original Score: 4/4 | May 24, 2012

The mosaic of cases and caseworkers is like a season of The Wire distilled into two hours.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | May 24, 2012

The film's director and co-writer is Maiwenn, an actress and now third-time filmmaker, who is accomplished at following several story lines and weaving them together.

| Original Score: 3/4 | May 24, 2012

[It] reveals, in a time of political turbulence, some of the subtle peculiarities of French society.

| May 21, 2012

Over the film's more-than-two-hour running time we are immersed in the lives of these cops as they attempt both to see justice done and to preserve their sanity.

| Original Score: B+ | May 18, 2012

Inspired by a documentary, the film is shot with vrit immediacy and beautifully acted by an outstanding ensemble.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | May 18, 2012

While never exploitative, "Polisse" can be extremely disturbing.

| Original Score: 3/4 | May 18, 2012

[A] long, unruly, gripping film.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | May 17, 2012