The film is deeply engaging, carefully and methodically executed, and wholly satisfying as a portrait of two lost souls who find some type of inner comfort in the other.

| Jun 23, 2020

The film is anchored in its compelling performances and test of faith in the Catholic church.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 19, 2019

A compelling exploration of faith and the construction of identity, with a soaring performance from Vincent Lindon.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 4, 2019

A touching drama about a teenage girl and the reporter investigating her claims to have seen the Virgin Mary.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 8, 2019

Xavier Giannoli's astute and intelligent film is a beautiful piece of contemporary film-making.

| Oct 31, 2018

Despite its shortcomings, The Apparition remains an interesting watch if you're willing to put in the effort. The direction and performances alone are worth the price of admission.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Oct 30, 2018

Faith and science clash as Lindon maneuvers through the film like a secular sponge soaking in religion only to eventually ring himself out to examine the evidence with an unbiased point of view.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Oct 29, 2018

While The Apparition is long and the drama uneven, the reverence for Our Lady and the genuine search for faith will inspire audiences. Mary is always present in the film.

| Oct 29, 2018

A thriller that will, if you allow it to, make you question yourself. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 29, 2018

[A] film of religious theme that's not militant and delves into questions of faith and manipulation of beliefs. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 29, 2018

Despite an intriguing performance by Lindon, the film is only mildly provocative as it keeps an emotional distance.

| Sep 29, 2018

Rarefied fare, but it is notable for treating religious themes in a serious, non-dismissive way, and though the ending may strike some as an example of sleight-of-hand that doesn't quite work, even that can't undermine its ambitions.

| Original Score: B- | Sep 28, 2018

A last appreciable quality is the performances of Bellugi and Lindon... both memorable in their roles despite their monotonous and somewhat superficial nature. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 26, 2018

Overlong and unconvincing in the end.

| Sep 22, 2018

Without emphasizing the mundane nature of these phenomena... [director] Xavier Giannoli approaches the subject with the structure of a story of intrigue, a device already used by films like Agnes of God. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 17, 2018

The result is something rare: a genuinely engaging cinematic treatment of faith, one that offers revelations even as it casts a gimlet eye on Revelation.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 14, 2018

At almost two-and-a-half hours, it has too much searching for answers for its own good.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Sep 14, 2018

The Apparition undoubtedly has timely points to make about the survival of medieval beliefs in a post-Enlightenment world, but sadly does not tell them in a timely fashion.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 13, 2018

A bona fide thriller of faith, The Apparition is the best dramatic feature this critic has seen about spirituality, belief or even the church in years.

| Sep 8, 2018

There are ideas knocking around in this movie that, despite its overlong 144 minutes, are worth the time.

| Original Score: B+ | Sep 7, 2018