Something in the Air (2011)

Fresh: In creating a mashup of a Paris rocked by political storms and a young man in just as much turmoil, the director has given us a glimpse of an imperfect moment and an imperfect life in a slightly imperfect but wonderful film. – Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times, May 3, 2013

Rotten: The whole film, though it kicks off with a riot and a firebombing, soon acquires a listless and guttering air ... – Anthony Lane, New Yorker, May 6, 2013

Fresh: A clear-eyed - if largely plot-free - memory play from writer-director Olivier Assayas, whose previous films have veered from the bizarre ("Demonlover," "Boarding Gate") to the poignant ("Summer Hours"). – Ty Burr, Boston Globe, May 9, 2013

Fresh: Worth seeing for what it says of the turbulent state of France in the early 1970s, when Mr. Assayas was a high-school student in Paris ... – Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal, May 9, 2013