"...a handsomely made French musical that never really soars.... The melodies are forgettable, and the pedestrian lyrics must lose something in translation."
"...contains one of the most graphically brutal and terrifying rapes ever put on screen. After it, the action settles into more conventional 21st-century cinematic violence..."
"First-time directors Thomas and Charles Guard give the action a glossy polish and a properly measured pace. They also maintain the right narrative balance."