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- 80CineVueChristopher MachellCineVueChristopher MachellDespite its bland paperback title, French writer-director Stéphane Demoustier proves hasty assumptions wrong with his gripping, thoughtful third feature, courtroom drama The Girl with a Bracelet.
- 80NMENick LevineNMENick LevineThe Girl with a Bracelet is a clever, relevant film which makes you question the way society expects young women to behave.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerThe Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerWhat Demoustier has done here, and done quite successfully, is taken a basic mystery plot, like something out of a TV movie, and used it to ponder how each one of us could react to a ghastly crime, and how we expect others to react in turn.
- 80The Observer (UK)Wendy IdeThe Observer (UK)Wendy IdeDemoustier dangles doubts, but also raises questions about the difference between judgment and justice. The score acts as our guide through the story: neat, self-possessed string arrangements occasionally fray into something jagged, raw-edged and nervy.
- 60The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawViewers may be split on the question of exactly how satisfying it all is in the end. The performances are strong.