In Secret (2013)
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Village Voice Alan Scherstuhl
In Secret boasts vigor and thematic richness, that feeling of artists expressing something vital.
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Entertainment Weekly Chris Nashawaty
There’s never any doubt that this will end badly for the lovers. But just in case, Jessica Lange as the fire-breathing mother-in-law seals the deal.
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The Playlist Kevin Jagernauth
Therese is almost voyeuristically distant from what's happening on screen, asking the audience to observe, but leaving just enough a gap of being completely engaged, that while everything is very well articulated, the impact is more academic than sensual.
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service Roger Moore
A genuine “bodice ripper” of a thriller, with the requisite heavy breathing that comes after said bodice is ripped. The sex isn’t explicit, but Olsen and Isaac suggest the heat that gives this doomed affair its momentum.
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The Hollywood Reporter John DeFore
In a showy adaptation by first-time helmer Charlie Stratton, the story is more glum than seductive -- offering surprising sexual encounters, yes, but too little of the slow burn and psychological depth that might have made the Les Mis-meets-Jim Thompson concept get under one's skin.
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Time Out Joshua Rothkopf
Jessica Lange, as rare as a unicorn these days, seizes on the role of a grieving mother with two taloned hands. If there are any tremors of shame to be felt here, they emanate from her.
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Observer Rex Reed
The generic title In Secret is as uninspired as the movie itself.
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Variety Dennis Harvey
Serviceable but uninspired, this latest version of Emile Zola’s much-adapted 1867 novel “Therese Raquin” sends its characters to their doom on schedule without stirring much sense of tragedy or emotional involvement.
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Slant Magazine David Lee Dallas
A broad, crude mutilation of Emile Zola's noirish romance Thérèse Raquin that prioritizes heavy petting over plot.
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IndieWire
It takes a special talent to turn the romantic lyricism of Zola and turn it into chick-lit.
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