- 10
...in a class by itself.
—Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly
- 10
It's a multicultural human drama, a microcosm of our world that unavoidably touches on the future. Plus, it's a whole lot of fun.
—Peter Rainer Christian Science Monitor
- 10
...unforgettable cinema.
—Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times
- 9
...terrific...
—Ella Taylor Village Voice
- 9
The beauty of The Class is that it puts the lie to the one-teacher-can-make-a-difference myth propagated by so many other films...
—Scott Tobias Onion AV Club
- 9
One of the most substantive and purely entertaining movies in competition at Cannes this year...
—Justin Chang Variety
- 9
The movie is bursting with life, energy, fears, frustrations and the quick laughter of a classroom hungry for relief. It avoids lockstep plotting and plunges into the middle of the fray, helping us become familiar with the students, suggesting more than it tells, allowing us to identify with many points of view. It is uncannily convincing.
—Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times
- 9
...terrific...
—Ella Taylor LA Weekly
- 8
...an artful, intelligent movie about modern French identity and the attempt to transform those bodies into citizens through talk, talk, talk...
—Manohla Dargis New York Times
- 8
...a scrappy mesmerizer of a movie...
—Peter Travers Rolling Stone
- 8
Though its ideas on the political majority prove fascinating and hugely entertaining, it's ultimately the film's clashing concern over education that elevates The Class from simple intrigue to a work of fervent discourse.
—Chris Cabin filmcritic.com
- 5
...feels like the work of a man who's never seen a film before in his life -- only iPod commercials.
—David Phelps Slant Magazine