--- title: "Jules and Jim: the reviews" canonical: "https://film.one/film/jules-and-jim/reviews" title_page: "https://film.one/film/jules-and-jim" critics_score: 85 critics_reviews: 9 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." --- # Jules and Jim (1962): what the critics said Critics' score 85 from 9 reviews: 9 positive, 0 mixed, 0 negative. Not one of the nine reviews comes down against Truffaut’s film, and most place it near the top of their scale. The praise gathers in two places. The first is Jeanne Moreau, whose Catherine most critics treat as the reason the film still holds: volatile, free, and hard to look away from. The second is the filmmaking itself, with the camerawork and editing singled out repeatedly for their energy and invention. Several reviews also credit the three leads together for making the triangle work. The reservations are modest and scattered rather than shared. Slant Magazine finds the character writing thin in places and the ending hastily staged, and The Guardian, while otherwise admiring, has doubts about how the film sees Catherine and the men who orbit her. Variety, writing on release, calls it occasionally uneven. The two earliest reviews are also the coolest; the spread is narrow, and the film’s standing has, if anything, risen since. ## Time Out — Nina Caplan Rating 5/5. 27 May 2008. The five-star rating indicates an enthusiastic verdict. The accessible metadata does not reveal what the critic specifically praises. [Read the review](https://www.timeout.com/movies/jules-and-jim) ## Empire — David Parkinson Fi1m's normalised score 90/100 (inferred from the text). 1 January 2014. Parkinson praises the film as a glorious, humane summation of New Wave ideas. He singles out Jeanne Moreau’s Catherine and Truffaut’s inventive use of images and editing. [Read the review](https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/jules-et-jim-review/) ## The Guardian — Peter Bradshaw Fi1m's normalised score 90/100 (inferred from the text). 2 February 2022. Bradshaw regards Truffaut’s film as a whirlwind masterpiece, while questioning its portrayal of Catherine and the men around her. He singles out Jeanne Moreau’s performance and her delicate singing of “Le Tourbillon de la Vie.” [Read the review](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/feb/02/jules-et-jim-review-truffauts-love-triangle-is-a-whirlwind-masterpiece) ## Slant Magazine — Chuck Rudolph Rating 3.5/4. 30 May 2005. Rudolph considers the film an essential, enduring work despite shortcomings in its character writing and hastily staged ending. He particularly praises Truffaut’s expressive camerawork and the film’s generous, emotionally resonant details. [Read the review](https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/jules-and-jim/) ## Evening Standard Fi1m's normalised score 85/100 (inferred from the text). 10 April 2012. The critic sees the film as a dazzling, emotionally free account of love. They single out Truffaut’s technical virtuosity and the impeccable performances of the three leads. [Read the review](https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/film/jules-et-jim-7434125.html) ## Variety — Variety Staff Fi1m's normalised score 75/100 (inferred from the text). 31 December 1961. The review finds the film candid and tender overall, though sometimes uneven. It praises Truffaut’s light touch in evoking moods, time, place, and desire. [Read the review](https://variety.com/1961/film/reviews/jules-et-jim-1200420162/) ## The New York Times — Bosley Crowther Fi1m's normalised score 70/100 (inferred from the text). 24 April 1962. The review is broadly positive about Truffaut’s film. It singles out the film’s treatment of the relationships among its three central characters. [Read the review](https://www.nytimes.com/1962/04/24/archives/screen-jules-and-jim.html) ## Eye for Film — Amber Wilkinson Fi1m's normalised score 80/100 (inferred from the text). 20 September 2002. Wilkinson finds the film a joyful, thoughtful challenge to conventional ideas of morality. She especially praises Jeanne Moreau’s portrayal of Catherine and the way the three leads bring the love triangle to life. [Read the review](https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/jules-et-jim-film-review-by-amber-wilkinson) ## The Skinny — Lewis Porteous Rating ★★★★. 28 July 2014. The review praises the film’s youthful energy and calls it a work certain to captivate audiences. It singles out Jeanne Moreau’s volatile beauty and sense of empowerment as making the biggest impression. [Read the review](https://www.theskinny.co.uk/film/dvd-reviews/jules-et-jim) --- © 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/jules-and-jim.md