The Face of Love

"The 'mysterious doppelganger' trope is fairly well worn in cinema, appearing as recently as this year's The Double, and last year's Enemy. Unfortunately The Face of Love doesn't really bring any new ideas to the screen with its tale of a still-grieving widow who encounters her late husband's double. It's a slightly soporific, shapeless drama that does contain some fine performances from the reliable Annette Bening and Ed Harris."

"Verges on ludicrous, but ultimately succeeds at conveying one person’s complicated yet emotionally rational response to a highly irrational situation."

"It’s enough of a distinctively odd duck to keep you engaged."

"Bening ... immediately [makes] this woman come so satisfyingly alive, breathing believable vitality and at times contradictory emotions into what might have otherwise registered as a blur or cliché."

"Whether it’s worth seeing a film solely for one amazing performance is a personal judgment call; for those who take that particular leap once in a while, though, here’s a worthy candidate."

"There is something very dispiriting in watching talent struggling to save something as ill-conceived as this."

"Annette Bening captivates as the self-delusionist, with Ed Harris ruggedly irresistible as the object of her fantasy."