Seven Veils might be one of the definitive statements on the how and, more intriguingly, the why of directing.

| Apr 12, 2025

Seyfried brings operatic ardour to a layered tale of female desire and sexual violence.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 10, 2025

With Seven Veils, Egoyan has delivered a bacchanal feast for the eyes and ears, a playful and sybaritic victual for the mind to turn over for some time.

| Apr 3, 2025

So much is going on with this story, and it is not a simple work. It is not flawless,* but it may be the second best film released to date after “On Becoming a Guinea Fowl” (2024).

| Mar 23, 2025

Egoyan’s interesting direction will leave you wondering, but Seyfried’s performance will make it clear: there’s a level of merit to make this a worthwhile watch.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Mar 18, 2025

I wouldn’t say I found it too cold for its own good, but while I can give a mild recommendation, it comes with certain cautions.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Mar 13, 2025

Although the story does not have a completely successful rhythm... there is no choice but to surrender to the character of Jeanine, brilliantly played by Seyfried. [Full review in Spanish]

| Mar 11, 2025

An experimental, beguiling cross between a tantalizing inside baseball look at staging opera surrounded by domestic drama and psychological wounds opened

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 11, 2025

For fans of opera, director Atom Egoyan's modern-day Salome set inside an actual production of Salome will likely be an absolute triumph.

| Mar 11, 2025

Egoyan has always delved right into fraught familial ties without shying away from ugliness, and "Seven Veils" is perhaps his most overt exploration of familial trauma.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Mar 10, 2025

The elements that make Atom Egoyan’s films so elegant, sensual and mysteriously alluring decorate every inch of his latest work, but it’s like watching a pot that never boils.

| Mar 10, 2025

Seyfried is strong, but the film’s trying to do too much while also getting to a lot of these ideas late.

| Mar 10, 2025

Instead of sharpening its blades on the operatic chaos radiating from its main character, the film loses its edge, veering into an overwrought territory that ultimately diminishes its finale.

| Mar 8, 2025

Egoyan handles the challenging motifs expertly, as one would expect from the artist who gave us such 1990s masterpieces as "Exotica" and "The Sweet Hereafter."

| Mar 8, 2025

... visually striking, although Egoyan’s deeply personal screenplay doesn’t resonate as powerfully for moviegoers, who are more likely to feel confusion rather than catharsis.

| Mar 7, 2025

Less might have been more — but less wouldn’t have been Atom Egoyan.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Mar 7, 2025

Yet in spite of the script’s disinterest in nuance, where it ends up is annoyingly vague and thematically imprecise.

| Original Score: C | Mar 7, 2025

[Seyfried] finesses some zig-zaggy tonal swerves confidently and well.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Mar 7, 2025

How these characters weaponize desire, lust, and the desperation of those around them within a story about a production “Salome” isn’t just effective, it’s devilishly clever...

| Original Score: A- | Mar 7, 2025

Seven Veils, blends modern reality, classicism, and meta-commentary into a a tightly formed, estimable package.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Mar 7, 2025