100 The Hollywood Reporter Todd McCarthy Frame by frame, Ida looks resplendently bleak, its stunning monochromes combining with the inevitable gloomy Polish weather and communist-era deprivations to create a harsh, unforgiving environment. 100 Wall Street Journal Joe Morgenstern Pawel Pawlikowskis Ida, a compact masterpiece set in Poland in the early 1960s, gets to the heart of its matter with startling swiftness. 100 Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan Spare, haunting, uncompromising, Ida is a film of exceptional artistry whose emotions are as potent and persuasive as its images are indelibly beautiful. 100 RogerEbert Riveting, original and breathtakingly accomplished on every level, Ida would be a masterpiece in any era, in any country. 100 The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Favouring long takes over didactic scripting, Pawlikowski lets his powerful imagery carry the film. 100 Chicago Sun-Times Bill Stamets Ida reaches spiritual depth through affecting performances rendered in sublime black-and-white compositions. 100 Chicago Tribune Michael Phillips One of the years gems. 100 San Francisco Chronicle Walter Addiego Ida is a rarity, a film both intensely grounded in painful historical reality and genuinely otherworldly. 100 Philadelphia Inquirer Steven Rea A road trip at once tragic, hopeful, and unforgettable. 90 Village Voice Ida unfolds partly as chamber play and partly as road movie, following the two women on a search for their dead beloveds anonymous graves. 90 Arizona Republic Bill Goodykoontz Spare, haunting and in its own way beautiful, Ida is an absorbing film about discovering the truth, and the attendant price we pay to learn it. 88 New York Post Farran Smith Nehme Both actresses are extraordinary, but Kulesza - bitter, sarcastic and tragic - carries the movies soul. 83 Portland Oregonian Marc Mohan Just as austere and demanding as youd expect a black-and-white film about a Polish nun to be. Dont let that scare you, though. 83 The Playlist Jessica Kiang If it does suffer slightly from an overall lack of urgency that will mean those looking for a more directly emotive experience may find it hard to engage with, the more patient viewer has rewards in store that are rich and rare indeed. 80 The Guardian Peter Bradshaw Every moment of Ida feels intensely personal. It is a small gem, tender and bleak, funny and sad, superbly photographed in luminous monochrome: a sort of neo-new wave movie with something of the classic Polish film school and something of Truffaut, but also deadpan flecks of Béla Tarr and Aki Kaurismäki. 80 The Dissolve Scott Tobias Idas piercing intimacy makes the deepest impression, but its vision is deceptively wide-reaching despite a scale thats deliberately pared-down and small. 80 New York Daily News Joe Neumaier Ida is photographed in gorgeous black-and-white cinematography. A deep focus allows every corner of the simple, serene compositions to be seen clearly. The economy of story and dialogue extends to the running time - at barely 90 minutes, the movie feels full, yet free of excess. 80 Time Out New York Tom Huddleston Pawlikowskis film may be bleak and unforgiving, but its also richly sympathetic and deeply moving. 75 Slant Magazine Chris Cabin Pawel Pawlikowski shows great empathy toward the idea of illusions as a way of attaining emotional stability in even the most brutal terrain. 75 Entertainment Weekly Chris Nashawaty With her brassy, determined aunt, Ida sets off to find answers and discovers life beyond the convent walls in this leisurely but satisfying journey.
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