Thomas carries the weight of the movie, and her usual sangfroid works against her; when she finally makes contact with the deported couple's grandson, the story crumples into sentimentality

| Dec 13, 2011

I'm delighted to see that the Weinstein Company is re-releasing one of the year's most overlooked films, Sarah's Key, the moving adaptation of Tatiana De Rosnay's international best-seller. It's one of the year's best films.

Full Review | Nov 4, 2011

Scott Thomas's portrayal of her character's emotional transition ensures Sarah's Key will keep your heart open.

| Aug 19, 2011

French director Paquet-Brenner occasionally yields to melodrama, particularly in the final act, but he is resolute about not depicting all of his countrymen as Nazi stooges, since many weren't.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 19, 2011

Thomas' performance is one of brilliant restraint and believable naturalism.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Aug 5, 2011

Both Sarah and Julia emerge as distinct characters whose experiences are hardly comparable but whose perseverance in the face of daunting odds is most honorable.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 5, 2011

Wildly inconsistent.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 5, 2011

Sarah's Key is directed with some sensitivity but seldom catches fire, and Scott Thomas is left adrift in a part that doesn't quite match her abilities.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 5, 2011

It does provide audiences with the satisfaction of seeing and hearing an important truth expressed, and that's better than making you feel good. That's making you feel something.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 4, 2011

Things get a bit 온라인카지노추천 movie-ish. But Kristin Scott Thomas gives it weight.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 4, 2011

Luckily, the movie has Scott Thomas. She knows her radiance can't be helped, so she uses it here like a searchlight.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Aug 4, 2011

Sarah's Key looks like another classy French vehicle for Kristin Scott Thomas - we get one a summer. Sadly, it's not to be trusted.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 4, 2011

Another French-directed art movie with too many branches reaching in all directions.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 4, 2011

Scott Thomas is tremendous ... the emotional detail of her performance is never less than gripping, even as the film falters.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 3, 2011

Exceptional turns by Mélusine Mayance and the ever-excellent Kristin Scott Thomas illuminate a tense and compelling story. The contrived modern-day framing works less well.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 1, 2011

Based on a popular novel by Tatiana De Rosnay, Sarah's Key has perhaps a few too many coincidences and complications, but its impact is undeniable. The scars of war never truly heal.

| Original Score: B | Jul 29, 2011

A movingly told tale of tragedy and its consequences, not just for the players in the original tragedy but also for those touched by their actions, in an ever-widening circle of aftershocks.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 29, 2011

Fans of the book will be glad to hear that it's a faithful adaptation, if markedly less compelling than de Rosnay's prose.

| Original Score: B- | Jul 28, 2011

"Sarah's Key," based on the novel by Tatiana de Rosnay, struggles with a problem it never overcomes: How do you make viewers care about everyday problems when juxtaposed with the horror of the Holocaust?

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jul 28, 2011

Excellent performances make the movie effective. Yet the flashbacks have a depth and resonance largely absent from the modern scenes.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 28, 2011