J'ai tué ma mère 2009

Rachel Saltz, New York Times: As a director, Mr. Dolan has a freewheeling style, and he's self-dramatizing enough to want to call attention to it without being too much of a visual show-off. Read more

Rick Groen, Globe and Mail: A coming-of-age tale as ferociously raw as its teller -- the very young Xavier Dolan. Read more

Peter Howell, Toronto Star: What makes it extraordinary is its depth of feeling, which Dolan's age makes all the more impressive: he was just 19 when he made this. Read more

Jay Weissberg, Variety: There's much to praise, especially the oh-so-real dialogue, but true psychological penetration is lacking and Dolan's hunger to prove his talent results in a superfluity of styles. Read more