If Malik doesn't remind you of Al Pacino's Michael Corleone on his journey from innocence to corruption in "The Godfather" saga, well . . . he should. A Prophet is similarly, startlingly momentous.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Manohla Dargis
One of those rare films in which the moral stakes are as insistent and thought through as the aesthetic choices.Read Full Review »
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
The best performance in the film is by Arestrup as Cesar. You may remember him from Audiard's "The Beat That My Heart Skipped" (2005), where he played a seedy but confident father who psychically overshadows his son.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Kenneth Turan
To borrow a marketing phrase from another, very different film, A Prophet really is the movie that reminds you why you love the movies. Especially movies like this one.Read Full Review »
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Lisa Schwarzbaum
There's also no romanticizing on the part of the director, who proceeds with calm, unshowy attentiveness (even in the midst of scenes of violence), creating a stunning portrait of an innately smart survivor for whom prison turns out to be a twisted opportunity for self-definition.Read Full Review »
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Salon.com: Andrew O'Hehir
It's a highly original film made in a familiar context, and an exciting moviegoing experience you shouldn't miss.Read Full Review »
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Boston Globe: Wesley Morris
It’s imperfect, but it’s daring, bold, and from a director who isn’t scared of anything.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Ann Hornaday
Audiard delivers on and exceeds the promise he evinced in that earlier film, drawing viewers into the densely layered, ruthless ecology of a French prison and, against all odds, making them not mind staying there awhile.Read Full Review »
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Village Voice: Rob Nelson
Sold to the global arthouse market as the "French Scorsese," Audiard does know his genre. A Prophet, the director has said, is the "anti-Scarface."Read Full Review »
