Tusen ganger god natt 2013

Kyle Smith, New York Post: A self-important art-house film by an ex- war photographer who lacks distance from his subject. Read more

Ronnie Scheib, Variety: Deftly sidestepping both melodrama and family-values messaging, Poppe imbues the film with enormous emotional resonance, brilliantly grounded by his leading lady. Read more

Vadim Rizov, AV Club: A disappointingly standard-issue addiction melodrama, this one the tearful case study of an adrenaline junkie whose compulsion threatens to push her family and loved ones away. Read more

Penny Walker, Arizona Republic: "1,000 Times Good Night" takes its time, letting the pathos fully soak in. Those who are regulars at film festivals will find the pacing - and the emotional note it ends on - very familiar. Read more

J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader: This potent Norwegian drama by Erik Poppe, himself a veteran war photographer, opens with a gripping sequence. Read more

John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter: An affecting drama made more poignant by honest-feeling autobiographical elements, Erik Poppe's A Thousand Times Goodnight examines the choice between family and career when that career represents work of real social importance. Read more

Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times: Poppe crafts some powerful scenes that pose questions not easily answered. Read more

Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: Sadly, this gorgeous-looking adult movie plays out the same theme over and over, never going anywhere surprising. Read more

Stephen Holden, New York Times: What makes "1,000 Times Good Night" more than a dramatic essay on wartime journalism is Ms. Binoche's wrenchingly honest portrayal ... Read more

Peter Travers, Rolling Stone: Poppe can't match the stunning opener of Binoche photographing a suicide bomber in Kabul with scenes of domesticity. But Binoche never falters. She's the film's fire and grieving heart. Read more

G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle: The whole cast is good, but as always, all roads lead to Binoche, who is wonderful. Read more

Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune: Moving from sophisticated character close-ups, to dreamlike fantasy, to exciting coverage of the photographer's shattering battle experience, the movie is austerely elegant. Read more

Guy Lodge, Time Out: It's as handsomely shot as any film about an ace shutterbug ought to be, and Juliette Binoche infuses familiar internal crises with palpable pain and urgency. Read more

Danny King, Village Voice: Poppe's closeness to the material ensures a level of passion, but he still fails to create a truly specific dynamic for Rebecca and Marcus's family ... Read more

Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post: "1,000 Times Good Night" has moments of both startling violence and breathtaking beauty. Read more