Elizabeth Weitzman and Gemma Files discuss the artistic merits of the dream-like drama in the two reviews available to read here.

Ebert compares favorably the story and mood of this film with that of Peter Weir's "Picnic at Hanging Rock," and rates it 3 1/2 stars.

In her review of the film, Stephanie Zacharek discusses how Sofia Coppola diffused the "male gaze" infused in the source material.