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Metascore
31 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Village VoiceScott FoundasVillage VoiceScott FoundasThe movie's sense of immutable desire resonates well after the lights have come up.
- 83Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThe movie is playful and makes no easy moral judgments.
- 67The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayIs this the stuff of gripping drama? Not at all. But like nearly all of Kiarostami’s films, it’s the stuff of good conversation.
- 63Slant MagazineSlant MagazinePlays out as a city-mouse rejoinder to the rustic, open-air daydream of Certified Copy, a snarl of thorny free jazz to that film's graceful aria.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterThe film constantly toys with the expectations of both its characters and the audience, transforming a classic three-way tale of mistaken identities into something much more mysterious and troubling.
- 42The PlaylistKevin JagernauthThe PlaylistKevin JagernauthThere is a fine line between meeting an audience halfway and witholding enough without falling into self-indulgence, but Kiarostami can't make that balance here. Enigmatic and dull to a maddening degree, Like Someone In Love finds Kiarostami spinning his wheels.
- 40The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawIt is a beautifully shot, and very nicely acted beginning to something: but finally frustrating.
- 40Time OutJoshua RothkopfTime OutJoshua RothkopfThe director has made disappointing films before — a more generous word might be transitional — but never one so slight.