A profoundly Hitchcockian film, in that its real subjects are guilt, passion and terrible consequences of a sin that starts out small.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
23 Oct 2004
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The work of one of the most continuously surprising and accomplished directors of his day.
– Vincent Canby,
New York Times,
30 Aug 2004
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In the end, the film is not about an attraction between two people, but about the love of the spectator for the image -- the perverse transactions between the audience and the screen.