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13 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaPhiladelphia InquirerSteven ReaOne of the finest pieces of screen acting in the career of Juliette Binoche -- the actress playing the actress in this extraordinary film.
- 90Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasHaneke illuminates beautifully the lives of his people with an eye for the revealing nuance and detail.
- 90L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorThe kind of art film that's rarely seen anymore -- the kind that trusts the audience to be as intelligent as the director.
- Haneke, who wrote and directed, is a skillful, minutely observant filmmaker who trusts his audience to be able to put two and two together. Unfortunately, he's often too cryptic, which leaves viewers still trying to make connections when they should already be reacting to the moral lessons implied by them.
- 75New York PostJonathan ForemanNew York PostJonathan ForemanThe thing that makes Haneke’s Code Unknown so enjoyable and effective is that that he says it in such a wonderfully restrained and light-handed yet suspenseful way.
- 75New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanFor those who've become increasingly conscious of the connections between strangers sharing a city, it's a challenge that's hard to resist.
- 70Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumI couldn't always keep up with what was happening, but I was never bored, and the questions raised reflect the mysteries of everyday life.
- 70Village VoiceJessica WinterVillage VoiceJessica WinterCode Unknown is Haneke's most expansive and, oddly, hopeful work -- not a gaze into the void, but a fierce attempt to scramble out of it.
- 70The New YorkerAnthony LaneThe New YorkerAnthony LaneThe movie is, literally, a tough act to follow, thanks to the brusque, undemonstrative way in which Haneke chops from one subplot to the next. [3 Dec 2001, p.105]
- 63Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonCode Unknown is a film you think more than feel. Though each scene is executed close to flawlessly, the cumulative effect is often oppressive. But at the center of the film -- the real reason it was made -- is Binoche, one of the genuinely radiant presences in movies today.