--- title: "I Am Love: the reviews" canonical: "https://film.one/film/i-am-love/reviews" title_page: "https://film.one/film/i-am-love" critics_score: 75 critics_reviews: 17 licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # I Am Love (2010): what the critics said Critics' score 75 from 17 reviews: 10 positive, 7 mixed, 0 negative. ## Time Out — Dave Calhoun Rating 5/5. 5 April 2010. Calhoun presents the film as a work of masterly daring and skill. He singles out its boldness, while the story unfolds within a powerful, wealthy Italian family. [Read the review](https://www.timeout.com/movies/i-am-love-2010) ## Variety — Jay Weissberg Fi1m's normalised score 90/100 (inferred from the text). 7 September 2009. Festival review. Weissberg calls the film a stunning achievement and predicts worldwide arthouse buzz. He praises its meticulous visual craft and performances, especially Tilda Swinton’s commanding portrayal of Emma. [Read the review](https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/i-am-love-1200476375/) ## RogerEbert.com — Roger Ebert Rating 3.5/4. 18 August 2010. Ebert gives the film a strongly favorable assessment. He singles out Tilda Swinton's performance and the film's visual elegance. [Read the review](https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/i-am-love-2010) ## IndieWire — Eric Kohn Fi1m's normalised score 80/100 (inferred from the text). 16 June 2010. Kohn finds the film’s bold style and emotional storytelling mostly compelling, despite a misstep in its dramatic confrontation. He especially praises the final sequence, where the visuals and music give the story’s ending powerful emotional weight. [Read the review](https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/culture/review-emotional-style-luca-guadagninos-i-am-love-245294/) ## Little White Lies — Adam Woodward Rating 3/4/4. 19 March 2010. The critic sees the film as an elevating, stylish reclamation of melodrama, though its impression may not last. They praise its lingering visual gaze over Milan and the surrounding landscapes. [Read the review](https://lwlies.com/reviews/i-am-love) ## Empire — Damon Wise Fi1m's normalised score 78/100 (inferred from the text). 29 March 2010. The review finds the film stately, original and moving, though it drags at times. It praises the effective score and the bold use of Italian genre-cinema flourishes. [Read the review](https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/love-4-review/) ## The Guardian — Peter Bradshaw Rating B. 8 April 2010. Bradshaw finds the film arresting and fascinating, though somewhat bloodless and overclamorous. He praises Swinton’s casting and the film’s elegant, technically bracing style. [Read the review](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/apr/08/i-am-love-review) ## The New Yorker — Anthony Lane Fi1m's normalised score 75/100 (inferred from the text). 20 June 2010. Lane finds the film lavish, formidable, and ultimately more celebratory than tragic, despite reservations about one love scene. He particularly praises Tilda Swinton’s performance and Guadagnino’s sensual, carefully composed filmmaking. [Read the review](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/06/28/second-helpings) ## Los Angeles Times — Betsy Sharkey Fi1m's normalised score 65/100 (inferred from the text). 18 June 2010. Sharkey finds the melodrama sumptuous but sometimes uncontrolled and self-indulgent, ultimately wishing for more restraint. She especially praises Tilda Swinton’s richly detailed performance and the emotional range she brings to Emma. [Read the review](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-jun-18-la-et-i-am-love-20100618-story.html) ## Screen Daily — Fionnuala Halligan Fi1m's normalised score 65/100 (inferred from the text). 29 September 2009. Festival review. The page identifies this as a review, but the review text is behind a paywall. Its verdict and any specific praise or complaint are not visible. [Read the review](https://www.screendaily.com/venice/i-am-love-io-sono-lamore/5005354.article) ## The Hollywood Reporter — Natasha Senjanovic Fi1m's normalised score 65/100 (inferred from the text). 7 September 2009. Festival review. The critic finds the melodrama ambitious and absorbing, though its emotional payoff feels rushed and anticlimactic. John Adams’s contrasting score is singled out as especially effective. [Read the review](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/i-love-film-review-93471/) ## The New York Times — A. O. Scott Fi1m's normalised score 65/100 (inferred from the text). 19 December 2010. The review's verdict cannot be determined from the inaccessible page. No praise or complaint is available in the provided text. [Read the review](https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/19/movies/19scott.html) ## Slant Magazine — Andrew Schenker Rating 2.5/4. 14 March 2010. Schenker finds the film’s central story rich enough to overcome its distracting visual and aural flourishes. He praises the sensitive handling of Emma’s romance, while faulting the more overwrought impressionistic touches. [Read the review](https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/i-am-love/) ## Total Film — Neil Smith Rating 3/5. 23 March 2010. The review finds the melodrama visually lavish but silly, with overblown plotting and intrusive music undermining it. It praises the flawless art direction, while criticizing the clumsy bee imagery and metaphor. [Read the review](https://www.gamesradar.com/i-am-love-review/) ## Eye for Film — Chris Fi1m's normalised score 85/100 (inferred from the text). 13 April 2010. The critic finds the film a richly rewarding, unconventional social melodrama about love as a force for self-discovery. They especially praise Tilda Swinton’s expressive performance and the film’s sumptuous visual style. [Read the review](https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/i-am-love-film-review-by-chris) ## Paste — Ani Vrabel Fi1m's normalised score 85/100 (inferred from the text). 2 July 2010. Vrabel calls the film beautiful and praises its leisurely, carefully focused storytelling. She singles out Tilda Swinton’s expressive performance as especially compelling. [Read the review](https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/i-am-love-review) ## The Playlist Fi1m's normalised score 64/100 (inferred from the text). 17 June 2010. The accessible page does not reveal the critic’s verdict. It provides no readable detail about what the review praises or criticizes. [Read the review](https://theplaylist.net/review-i-am-love-is-sensuous-delig-20100617/) --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Our review: https://film.one/film/i-am-love.md