Writer/director Cristian Mungiu does not tell his audience how to feel, which will probably make some people uncomfortable. No one is a clear-cut “bad guy” here. Everyone is doing what they think is right under the circumstances. It is an intriguing debate that makes for a compelling story.

This is a thoughtful, insightful, drama that lends a unique perspective to a seemingly familiar plot.

Very likable, with entertaining performances and sympathetic heroines.

Where it struggles is in making its points not feel forced or biased. It takes things that have been discussed repeatedly over the last decade and reduces them to headlines.

it is about a moment in our culture that brought on the explosion of true crime documentaries and podcasts of the last several years. This is a tense and moody portrayal, with Robert Pattinson giving a tremendous brooding performance as a self-absorbed man who doesn’t give a thought to who he could possibly be hurting, as long as he stays famous.

Paul Greengrass clearly wanted to end his sad story on a hopeful note. However, he swung too hard and the result is far more groan-inducing than it should be.

The performances are fine, but it has nothing new to add to the genre or its themes. It is boring, circling the same ideas repeatedly.

It is well-made, honest and entertaining. It feels like other biopics, except in the way it takes on the personality of its subject. That is its strength.

This is a tremendous, fast-paced, dramatic, exciting, sneakily passionate take on the material, that is faithful, despite some modernizations.

A pretty enjoyable dramedy about two people who are at odds as they try to find themselves at very different points in their lives.