The rivalry between the manipulative boss of an advertising agency and her talented protégée escalates from stealing credit to public humiliation to murder.
What we have here is a tale of lust, deception, manipulation and murder. Quintessential De Palma, in other words.
– Soren Anderson,
Seattle Times,
26 Sep 2013
rotten:
One's ultimate reaction is likely to one of indifference, bemusement or outright disdain considering the pedigree of the filmmaker helming the project: Brian De Palma.
– Bruce Demara,
Toronto Star,
12 Sep 2013
rotten:
A throwaway by a gifted filmmaker who has run out of ideas.
– Rene Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep 2013
rotten:
Despite De Palma's lavish proof of what he can accomplish with classical technique, the movie comes off as too much for too little, a collection of mechanisms that decorate mechanisms.
– Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
2 Sep 2013
rotten:
After the clinically dull first half, it's more desperate pantry raid than feast.