The Wife - Reviews

Glenn Close is as memorable here as she’s ever been.

Swedish director Björn Runge’s approach is no-nonsense and workmanlike, perhaps to give these esteemed actors room to swagger and shine...

It is a fascinating and bravura performance from Glenn Close, in this hugely enjoyable dark comedy from director Björn Runge...

...rarely has [Close] ability to tell two stories with a single look been more astutely employed than in this elegantly melancholy portrait of a marriage in crisis.

Close – straight-backed, regal, all indulging half-smiles – is playing the adult here, and it’s a masterful performance.

...an exceptionally moving story,

For a black-and-white film with such an unsparing, unsentimental approach, this romance manages to feel lush, passionate, and stark all at once.

Alfonso Cuarón's sweeping, heart-quickening period piece is the film of the year.

Glenn Close gives a wonderfully enigmatic performance...

Close gives a performance that demands the Oscar voters consider her for a seventh time...

...allt ljus på Glenn Close och Jonathan Pryce, som med små och förfinade medel får fram det långvariga beroendet och medberoendet i sitt äktenskap...

Glenn Close gör en av sina bästa roller. Björn Runges välgjorda film har gott om duktiga skådespelare som skapar en stark intensitet.

Det er en vældig fascinerende fortælling om hvad det kræver og hvordan man opbygger og nedbryder et velfungerende par- og partner-forhold, Björn Runge & Co. har skabt.

Glenn Close er (...) filmens helt store oplevelse. Hun giver en masterclass i kontrolleret skuespil i rollen som Joan, der netop spiller rollen som hengiven kone og er en mester i at lægge ansigtet i de rigtige folder.