Bellamy 2009

A.O. Scott, New York Times: The movie is in no hurry to end, much as its prolific maker never showed much inclination to stop. Read more

Keith Uhlich, Time Out: Depardieu and Cornillac's sibling rivalry, which segues between mostly verbal smackdowns and liquored-up bursts of merriment, is beautifully observed... Read more

Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: It's a small work. Yet it's so pleasurably well-made, so obviously the work of major talents in a comfortable groove, why carp about the scale or ambition of the project? Read more

Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: Depardieu and Marie Bunel (as Bellamy's wife) have a terrific interplay, but Chabrol's sharp direction can't quite rescue his fuzzy script. Read more

Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: A sadly bland footnote to an illustrious and influential career. Read more

Kyle Smith, New York Post: Inspector Bellamy leaves a sense not unlike a summary of Chabrol's entire career -- of guilty stains seeping away in every direction, of motives hidden and of endless stories that frustrate full understanding. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: If you, like me, are a lover of Simenon's Inspector Maigret, you will find his nature embodied here in the performance of Gerard Depardieu. If you are not, get your hands on a Maigret novel and thank me for the rest of your life. Read more

Boyd van Hoeij, Variety: Upscale talkfest, which delights in its witty banter and sly references, could be helmer's most commercial work in quite some time, especially if the pic is tightened by a good 10 minutes. Read more

J. Hoberman, Village Voice: It's an ostensive crime film at once symmetrical, surprising, and knowingly cinephilic. Read more