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18 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertMovies like this are not for everyone, but arrive like private messages for their own particular audiences.
- 80Washington PostStephen HunterWashington PostStephen HunterSimple, earnest and workmanlike, it sings of Olof, glad and big, and how he lost his -- well, we can't say what he lost.
- 75Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonSwedish cinema has been famous for a number of things: beautiful actresses, fine sexy psychological dramas, natural settings, cinematic bawdiness and a touch of melancholy. Under the Sun fits that profile well.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannSan Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannA charming, finely nuanced romance.
- 75Miami HeraldMarta BarberMiami HeraldMarta BarberUnder the Sun doesn't intend to be dramatic, much less melodramatic. This beautiful film just wants to capture life's simplicity.
- 70New Times (L.A.)Gregory WeinkaufNew Times (L.A.)Gregory WeinkaufGentle and gorgeous, honoring atmosphere over attitude.
- 50Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenThe performances are likable and there's nothing really wrong with the story -- other than the fact that Nutley hardly has any story to tell.
- 50Village VoiceJessica WinterVillage VoiceJessica WinterThe kind of quotidian pastoral -- about a simple, honest peasant who finds the greatest love of all -- that the Academy invariably finds irresistible.
- 50Chicago ReaderChicago ReaderAll three lead actors are adroit; but the story, adapted from a short story by H.E. Bates, is both contrived and not very well told.
- 30The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottIt has the melancholy mildew of both "Marty" and the 1940's weepie "The Enchanted Cottage."