Fresh
It can seem as if style is all in Dolan's films, but as well as revelling in its pleasures, they also dissect its limitations - sometimes without anaesthetic.
Ben Walters, Time Out
Overview
Francis is a young gay man, Marie is a young straight woman and the two of them are best friends -- until the day the gorgeous Nicolas walks into a Montreal coffee shop. The two friends, instantly and equally infatuated, compete for Nicolas' indeterminate affections, a conflict that climaxes when the trio visit the vacation home of Nicolas' mother. The frothy comedy unfolds through narrative, fantasy sequences and confessional monologues.
Director and cast
- Xavier Dolan Director
- Monia Chokri as Marie
- Niels Schneider as Nicolas
- Xavier Dolan as Francis
- Anne Dorval as Désirée
- Anne-Élisabeth Bossé as Jeune femme 1
- Olivier Morin as Jeune homme 1
- Magalie Lépine-Blondeau as Jeune femme 2
- Éric Bruneau as Jeune homme 2
- Gabriel Lessard as Jeune homme 3
- Bénédicte Décary as Jeune femme 3
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
73%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Ultimately what makes "Heartbeats" tick is that it's less about love objects and more about friends who are stuck with each other, for better or worse.
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Rotten
Spends 100 minutes dispensing painful examples of how infatuation turns people into idiots.
Stephanie Merry, Washington Post
Fresh
There are moments of heartbreaking beauty in it - although Dolan is still a work in progress. He'll get better - he's immensely talented - but he's not quite there yet.
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
Fresh
Not too deep but oh so pretty, "Heartbeats" presents a hyper-stylized look at a love triangle, a sort of "Jules and Jim" for millennials.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
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