91
Metascore
20 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversUnique and unforgettable.
- 100San Francisco ExaminerWesley MorrisSan Francisco ExaminerWesley MorrisElegant.
- 100Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonYou may not like Beau Travail - which is, after all, a quintessential "critic's film" - but I think you'll have to admit it's been almost perfectly executed.
- 100The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenA film that has the sweep and esthetic power of a full-length ballet.
- 100San Francisco ChroniclePeter StackSan Francisco ChroniclePeter StackRiveting.
- 90Film.comPeter BrunetteFilm.comPeter BrunetteA lovely piece of work.
- 89Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenA stunning work of beauty, mystery, contemplation, and grit -- and like sands through the desert hourglass, these are the days of our lives.
- 80Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasA ruggedly beautiful landscape of desert and sea provides a dramatic setting for a psychological drama told with the utmost rigor--and unabashed eroticism.
- 70TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxDenis dispenses with most of Melville's hefty Christian symbolism in favor of the story's other great theme -- repressed homoerotic desire.
- 63New York PostJonathan ForemanNew York PostJonathan ForemanSo minimalist in characterization and dialogue that the plot all but evaporates -- and so does any dramatic power.