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Jonathan Kiefer, Salon.com: Undaunted by the tremendous emotional and moral valence he has by now invited us to expect, Kieslowski controls the film magnificently, putting to use the shapely formal precision he took an entire career to work out. Read more
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: The third and best feature of Krzysztof Kieslowski's highly ambitious Three Colors trilogy. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: This is the kind of film that makes you feel intensely alive while you're watching it. Read more
Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle: Jacob is so good in the role, so effective at suggesting a mingling of innocence and intuition, that it's easy to imagine why Red was written with her in mind. Read more
Geoff Andrew, Time Out: Stunningly beautiful, powerfully scored and immaculately performed, the film is virtually flawless, and one of the very greatest cinematic achievements of the last few decades. A masterpiece. Read more
Lisa Nesselson, Variety: Another deft, deeply affecting variation on Krzysztof Kieslowski's recurring theme that people are interconnected in ways they can barely fathom. Read more
Hal Hinson, Washington Post: Red is not a movie by a filmmaker who has run out of ideas, but one by an artist at the height of his powers. Read more
Desson Thomson, Washington Post: In this final installment of a glorious trilogy ... [Kieslowski] has saved his greatest for last. Read more