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Even if the overall effect is underwhelming, though, it seems fundamentally misguided to boo a film thats attempting something singular.Assayas may ha .. Av Club

Although it marks a rare foray into digital spectacle for Assayaswhich is to say, the ghosts here arent merely impliedStewarts performance remains Per .. Av Club

In some respects, Personal Shoppers slipperiness and shifts in genre might leave those expecting a straight supernatural thriller feeling nonplussed; .. Den Of Geek

Personal Shopper isnt a ghost story so much as it examines the psychological underpinnings that make ghost stories creep us out. Indie Wire

Featuring a career best turn from Kristen Stewart and the always enchanting, insightful lens of Olivier Assayas, Personal Shopper definitely wont be f .. We Got This Covered

Even though its oblique, Personal Shopper is affecting, singular and a great showcase for Kristen Stewart. We Got This Covered

You cant stop watching this film, even if you cant always express in words what youre seeing. Austin Chronicle

You cant stop watching this film, even if you cant always express in words what youre seeing. Austin Chronicle

Kristen Stewart is excellent in Olivier Assayass magnificently unconventional Paris set ghost story Amid all the shifting mirrored surfaces and hazy a .. Time Out

And its Stewarts committed account of an introverted young womans attempt to find emotional closure after her twin brothers death that keeps this odd .. Screen Daily

Personal Shopper has been a divisive love it or hate it film ever since it premiered at Cannes last year (although it did pick up the Best Director pr .. Collider

Kristen Stewart.Kristen Stewart is practically the only person in Olivier Assayass haunted soul saga Personal Shopper, and she plays a young woman wit .. Vulture

But the films gnaw on the same themes, too.In Sils Maria and Personal Shopper, Stewart seems to be commenting on life as a celebrityhow it can be a su .. Paste Magazine

Aiding immeasurably in accomplishing this is Stewart delivering what could be the finest performance of her still developing career. Rogerebert

Like many a horror movie, the suggestion is far more interesting than the actual manifestation. Rogerebert

Lewis died in Paris after buying an empty mansion he hoped to turn into a carpentry workshop, so thats where Maureen feels she must stay at least unti .. Telegraph

It doesnt entirely work as a film, and it can be dull at times, but PERSONAL SHOPPER remains worth watching for Stewarts performance alone. JoBlo

Theres little to scare you The Little Stranger Theres little to scare you The Little Stranger Aug 30 The award for least fearsomely titled horror movi .. Philly

A thought provoking film about the mystery found in times of grief and loss. Spirituality And Practice

It seems implausible that a combination of these elements should make for a successful film, but though its parts dont entirely cohere, this is a fasc .. One Guys Opinion

Determining the antecedent of me stands as the films most confounding pleasure. Village Voice

Even the gritty performance by Kristen Stewart cant elevate what just isnt there. Sover

10 1 5 / 10 Marking their second collaboration, Kristin Stewart once again submits to the enigmatic ways of writer/director Olivier Assayas, following .. Blu Ray

What gives the story its spooky resonance, however, is a confluence between the unmoored exploration of the protagonists spiritualism and the internat .. Chicago Reader

The shot is almost a summation of the lesson of a film that plays out as something of a parable. Mark Reviews Movies

Camilla watched Personal Shopper 15, 105 mins Beauty and the Beast PG, 129 mins People often say that beautiful dresses are invisible, mysterious, or .. The Times

Personal Shopper is unusual and unsettling, but not quite as clever as it thinks it is. The Times

Think of an episode of Scooby Doo, add product placement by Chanel, plus a soupcon of French existentialism, and you have some sense of the sheer bonk .. The Times

These stories play with fire and do what tales of horror and the macabre are supposed to: transmute real social fears into metaphorical charades for o .. Pop Matters

These stories play with fire and do what tales of horror and the macabre are supposed to: transmute real social fears into metaphorical charades for o .. Pop Matters

The young heroes of Netflixs Stranger Things must rescue themselves from a terrifying place known as the Upside Down.In Personal Shopper, writer direc .. The Wrap

PLOT An assistant to a supermodel finds herself stalked by an unknown figure.CAST Kristen Stewart, Lars Eidinger, Nora Von Waldstatten RATED R (adult .. News Day

But instead of that storys Bergman psychosexual tensions, here Assayas is dipping into quasi Hitchcockian chills. Film Journal

Its a line that could have had a camped up, spooky quality but the cough grounds it, makes it banal. The Guardian

Cannes gets its first marmite sensation with Olivier Assayass uncategorisable yet undeniably terrifying drama about a fashion PA trying to exorcise he .. The Guardian

Defying genre conventions while rising above them, the film is a ghost story and a murder mystery and a portrait of celebrity culture and ennui and wh .. Az Central

Its a bit crackpot as drama, but Personal Shopper has such controlled burn, such depth of feeling around this topic of grief, and such an aching perfo .. Smh

The script sets up its layered characters by seeding fear into your imagination. Star Tribune

The pairs second outing together feels something like a sequel, though its really more of a sliding door: an intriguing if ultimately half formed mash .. Ew

There are enough intriguing elements to keep it watchable but it never manages to gel into a coherent whole. Flim List

It is the rare film that is unclassifiable in terms of genre, refusing to neatly fit in to the preconceptions of a horror film, as well as lacking a d .. Film Inquiry

This makes it feel like two films bolted together.If its a bit messy, its a beautiful mess. Empire

This is a highly uncommon movie, but for bold viewers, its a bracing, entrancing experience. Common Sense Media

Structurally, the film is a bit of a disjointed mess, even if all of its moving parts are effectively suspenseful as individual sections. Flickering Myth

The writer director treats the unexplained as if it were simply a fact of life, making it easier for skeptics and believers alike to find it convincin .. Flim Threet

The problem of Stewarts performance is indicative of Assayass broader weaknesses as a director. In Personal Shopper, his subject is intimacy and sensu .. New Yorker

A doctor warns her, You just need to keep avoiding both intense physical efforts and extreme emotions..Which, lets be honest, is not the most helpful .. New Yorker

But those sorts of spring autumn pairings often benefit filmmakers as much as they do performers. Time

Following her 2015 Cesar win for her performance in his Clouds of Sils Maria, Kristen Stewart reunites with French auteur Olivier Assayas for Personal .. Boston Herald

Personal Shooper is alternately a haunted house movie, a psychological thriller, and a Bildungsroman about learning to accept grief. Slant Magazine

What makes Olivier Assayas and Pedro Almodovars own respective competition entries stand out as unique, though, is that their central women figures ar .. Slant Magazine

And yet, with its layers of allusions and deep meaning, this apparent horror movie is no less intelligent or cerebral than the earlier film. Washington Post

If Personal Shopper, Mr. Assayass new movie, is a supernatural thriller and an unnerving inquiry into the drift and mystery of modern life, it is also .. The New York Times

As per Assayas custom, the film is chock full of fascinating themes and ideas and his indisputable flair as a director makes it compulsively watchable .. The Film Stage

The nervous rhythm of these scenes is beautifully controlled, and cinematographer Yorick Le Saux makes every interior and exterior image a thing of un .. Chicago Tribune

Unfortunately, Assayas keeps introducing new threads and letting them waft in the breeze, and the silliness quotient slowly rises to the point where y .. Boston Globe

But this spirit seems more threatening than brotherly and female in its countenance. Reeling Reviews

If youve ever thought, I love getting text messages so much I wish I could watch someone get text messages in a movie, then you will love Personal Sho .. Uproxx

Strange and melancholy, this genre defying portrait of grief and loneliness puts Kristen Stewarts onscreen persona of restive reluctance to very effec .. Flickfilosopher

Maureens nocturnal wanderings through an empty house make for unnerving spectacle. The Irish Times

Attempting to refit the tropes of supernatural cinema to middle brow ends, Assayas ultimately delivers a ghost story with no scares wrapped around a p .. The Irish Times

Its occasionally unsettling and sometimes mildly suspenseful, especially during a lengthy text message exchange between Maureen and an unknown person .. Las Vegas Weekly

The ending works best for viewers who put in the effort to arrive at a resolution. ReelViews

Combined as it is with the novel train journey and boutique visit, this is mildly engaging for a bit, but to devote more than 20 minutes to texting as .. Hollywood Reporter

At once poignant and chilling, Personal Shopper is a wonderful evocation of that maddening sensation. The Atlantic

Olivier Assayas.Since Im fascinated by all three, I was sure I would adore this thriller, about a haunted American in Paris. Standard

A bloody murder briefly ramps up the action, but this stylized thriller relies too much on cell phone texting as source of mystery to feel as dangerou .. Coles Mithey

Every single thing Kristen Stewart does in this movie is riveting. Pajiba

Personal Shopper is a gripping portrait of solitude, which is to say its a hell of a one woman show for Stewart, the rare actress who can blur into th .. Los Angeles Times

This is a story thats never as simple as it appears to be, a journey into fantasy, seduction, fear, paranoia, longing and fear that builds, not in int .. Movie Freak

(Photo: IFC Films) Personal Shopper is a transfixing story about grief and loss that is restless in its genre shifting: Its a drama of detachment, a b .. Detroit News

For more discerning grown ups, however, theres certainly enough here to haunt often in ways that have more to do with subtext and psychology than the .. Variety

Personal Shoppers defiant refusal to settle into any one conventional narrative formula contributes to its theme of modern life as an out of body expe .. Groucho Reviews

Personal Shopper might be a failed, if noble, attempt at transcending genre, but youll leave psyched to see what its star does next. Consequence Of Sound

Its a fairly unique take on the zombie genre thats executed to watchable, occasionally exciting effect by director Colm McCarthy, with the movies stri .. Reel Film

Personal Shopper allows Stewart an even wider range of emotions than most of her recent movies. She shows fear, yes. But also stammering nervousness, .. Nj

Despite these failings, Assayas has delivered an intelligent and at times downright scary movie. Hey U Guys

But the script is a tad pedestrian and could have made better use of such veteran talent as Jayne Eastwood and Paul Soles.The result is a film thats p .. The Star

Maureen has spent the whole film waiting and searching in the oddest places for meaning, connection and resolution which never come, and so the film i .. The Play List

Its a challenge to the audience to become introspective.At the end of what is essentially an existentialist horror film (arent all the good ones), Per .. Film Freak Central

Darker than Sils Maria, this film has a metaphysical edge that exerts a compelling pull on the narrative. Now Toronto

Although the screenplay feels underwritten with characters and relationships incomplete, its nonetheless intriguing with voyeuristic elements as Assay .. Urban Cine File

While her trademark ticks do rarely surface I still cannot stand that charming bottom lip bite it is most definitely her strongest, bravest, and most .. Film School Rejects

Either way its chilling, gorgeous and engaging.And that should be enough rewarded, even. Film Ink

I want you and I will take you, reads one text message in a long exchange Maureen has with an unknown recipient. The Age

It never gets into gear as a convincing thriller, only providing short lived moments of tension. Cine Vue

There are many moments that simply dont make sense and some elisions which might have been inept storytelling or might hide deeper alternative possibi .. Cine Vue

Its a ghost story not built upon jump scares but creeping dread that gets boring at times.Not Stewarts performance, though. Tamp A Bay

Ultimately it feels like a cinematic shopping trip: Assayas grabs a bunch of eye catching stuff grief, materialism, technology, old timey spiritualism .. New York Post

The film is beautifully shot and holds you to the very end with a wonderfully ambiguous ending to ponder as you make your way out of the cinema. Raidió Teilifís Éireann

It is one of the most accurate cinematic representations of the all too common practice of texting. Lw Lies

Its just that it took French filmmaker Olivier Assayas to make me appreciate the subtleties Stewart can convey. The Stranger

He wanted the spell of the Hollywood spectacle, but without its heat. The Stranger

In this sense, the film has a gorgeous tone, with fascinating visuals that add subtly inventive special effects to the emotional mystery. Contact Music

But Personal Shopper isnt going for spectacle or neatly presented resolutions. Film Racket

Its a portrait of lonelinessand how desperate we can be to make human connection.And as a showcase for Kristen Stewart, Personal Shopper reveals whats .. Larsen On Film

A delicious thriller with broader spiritual themes about the modern world that arent entirely developed. Stewart continues to shine. Christianity Today

This film reveals itself in such beguiling, surprising ways that it really deserves fresh, unspoiled eyes. Vanity Fair

The film, which stars Kristen Stewart as a taciturn personal shopper and medium mourning her twin brother Lewis death, has a masterfully unsettling am .. Refinery 29

Personal Shopper is one of those films that repays repeated viewing and will doubtless divide audiences, especially those looking for straight horror .. The Arts Desk

Kristen Stewart is both haunted and haunting in Personal Shopper as a material girl seeking solace in the spiritual world. Wsj

1 of 2 View Caption This image released by IFC Films shows Kristen Stewart in a scene from Personal Shopper. Sltrib

But Assayas doesnt quite have it in him to create a classic horror.Rather, this is an inward looking tale about a woman seeking to find her identity a .. Scmp

Im not saying if it ever transpires.Lets just say that what eventually DOES happen will quite likely make you jump in your seat. Chicago Sun Times

The horror esque elements, which find Maureen stalking through darkened, chilly corridors, and highly effective and would have made for a solid movie. Punch Drunk Critics

Assayas is saying something about overly conspicuous consumption, but what is it Straight

Watching Kristen Stewart texting a mystery man is about as interesting as observing the messenging by four teen girls at a restaurant table ignoring o .. Shockya

Personal Shopper is a movie about making contact with the ghostly dead, as well as with the distant, digitized living. With the self, most of all. The Ringer

Thats not to say its the best, but it is the one that most understands what makes her unique. Metro New York

A couple of lunkheads started booing and hissing loudly, no doubt expecting a more conventional resolution to Maureens story, but the film offers no e .. Sbs

And thats how the movie becomes something more than a ghost story or a character study. Flavor Wire

And to anyone who didnt like it as much.Clearly your ghost story lacks a certain vision. The Shiz Nit

A textured perspective on the horror genre, matched beautifully by Kristen Stewart, who gives an astounding performance as a woman whos not quite sure .. Crave Online

Its a brilliantly executed sequence that utilises technology more cleverly than most horrors while magnifying the dislocation that it has enabled. The Skinny

Different strands play out, mixing a slow burning ghost drama with psychological thriller. Under The Radar Mag

Personal Shopper strives for a slick sheen on an old tale and while the look is there, the storytelling is not. Under The Radar Mag

Personal Shopper is an uncanny mix of ghost story and personal drama that never feels, even for a moment, like its playing into any genre conventions .. Movie Mezzanine

Its a movie thats easier to define by what its not, than by what it is: its not a thriller, not a mystery, not an erotic character study, not an anti .. Alternate Ending

The pacing is often awkward and disjointed, but when it wants to be scary it really goes for it. Scifi Now

Its too strange and defies neat categorizationyoull either love it or hate it. Lainey Gossip

The result is a crisp horror flick, a fast paced picture thats exciting, icky and often quite funny. Clclt

While the film has loads of style much like the outfits Maureen carts around it doesnt have enough substance to work as a horror film (which it someti .. Seven Day Svt

Personal Shopper is ostensibly a film about grief, but Assayas hasnt plotted out a familiar trajectory for Maureen. New Republic

Ghost manifestations tend not to scare me, and I cant say this one did either, but it did nicely rattle the rafters of my thoughts around grief; and I .. Bfi

But if every love story is a ghost story, is every ghost story a story of love National Post

Often bizarre and never less than intense, this is a chillingly crafted world of shadows where nothing is quite what it seems and it refreshingly side .. Sky

A chiller shot in the remote, anaesthetised style of Antonioni, it may be more art house than haunted house but its naggingly eerie all the same. New States Man

It is a mixed bag of character drama, supernatural flick and mystery thriller. The New Paper

To me, Bresson is the most sensual, the most intense, the most deeply narrative of filmmakers. New City Film

But he withholds the usual payoffs of the genre movie, preferring art house enigma. Winnipeg Free Press

These are clearly tropes of the psychological thriller genre, but Assayas renders them in a fresh, engaging drama. Fan The Fire Magazine

Smartly Assayas does not linger too long on the ghost story, which he could have exploited mainly for chills.There are unnerving moments to be had, ho .. Daily Film Fix

I was saying the same thing eight years ago..However, dont let my petty sense of vindication obscure this French made films achievements. Fw Weekly

It spends a lot of time building up to something on which it never delivers a distinct mark of a bad film. Reel Talk Online

But its adventure, intelligence, originality, rich mood, worthy subject and powerful lead performance make it impossible to dismiss. Sf Examiner

The desperation to be someone else; the desire to hang onto the past and hold it close against the inexorable march of time; these are among the most .. Am Ny

But the twists and turns of the ghost story are only sleight of hand.The narrative ingenuity is compellingPersonal Shopper keeps you guessing until th .. Washington City Paper

Yet, despite these flaws, the film retains a stubborn individuality that is hard to resist and an atmosphere that is hard to forget. As an examination .. Film Ireland

But audience members willing to embrace it are in for something special: a film happy to meditate on the process of grief through a genuine cinematic .. Cambridge Day

Assayas makes a display of this actresss humid eyes, firmly set mouth and smooth physique, but the ghost story isnt all about her vulnerabilityit foll .. Metro Active

You almost get the feeling Assayas wanted to challenge himself to make a Hitchcock picture in the age of the smartphone. Heral

Put another way: Personal Shopper feels arty and pretentious, but left me unsure about what its pretensions even were. Denerstein Unleashed Blog ..

Its quite old fashioned, and leavened with humor, suspense, and a stone cold villain who earns any hisses coming his way.It turns out to be a not so g .. Film Forward

Film Reviews Personal Shopper questions grief and ghosts In Paris, Maureen is a Personal Shopper, as the films title announces.She works for a disagre .. Kdhx

Personal Shopper is not a warm n fuzzy movie.It exists at a remove, all the better to give us chills and ask some questions. Saportare Port

In Olivier Assayas elusive, shadowy drama, Kristen Stewart plays a personal shopper by day, a ghost whisperer by night. Seattle Times

A genuinely radical piece of filmmaking, if only for its conspicuous eagerness to disappear completely. Cinema Scope

Kristen Stewart is the whole point of Personal Shopper..And to me, who has increasingly found her to be electrifying onscreen, that makes the movie ma .. Buffalo News

Beyond the supernatural, this is an exploration of loss, grief and learning to move on. Pgh City Paper

Does this mean that the film doesnt hold together.Or does it mean that its too unique and imaginative to easily describe Looking Closer

I didnt know that all I wanted in a movie was Kristen Stewart motorbiking around Paris buying expensive designer fashions for rich people while textin .. Junkee

But this film is far sadder and stranger than The Devil Wears Prada. Bust

Searching B+ Papillon C Arizona C+ Blaze B The Happytime Murders D+ The Wife B+ Crazy Rich Asians C+ Juliet, Naked C+ We The Animals B+ The Miseducati .. Worldo Free L

Its a ghost story and a ghost storyhaunting and hypnotic, gorgeous and eerie. The Muse Jezebel

Assayas seems to enjoy the genre tropes inherent to a ghost story. Screen Space(Squarespace)

Not that it isnt a mess with laughably bad moments it is but its also tense, erudite and plays with convention in a truly compelling way. Hot Press

That kind of move makes Personal Shopper hard to pigeonhole: it plays smoothly as both a lithe, introspective journey and an illustration of the disem .. Bk Mag

Its hard to believe the end of this film is from the same story as the beginning, but the disorienting mood leads to a truly memorable finale. Lagniappe Mobile

Stewarts unconventional ghost story Personal Shopper isnt the disaster its Cannes reception might suggest.But gory debut Raw , which led some viewers .. Buzz Feed

Personal Shopper is a film of few words, with a screenplay that leans almost too much on Stewarts dark circled and almost broken eyes to be expressive .. Ib Times

The oddly gentle way in which this horror story is told should not be under emphasised. Four Three Film

It seems to be going in interesting directions, scrupulously building up elements of mystery, horror, philosophical pondering, character study, and ps .. Good Times

Creepy supernatural drama continues Kristen Stewarts faultless run of performances The first 10 minutes of Olivier Assayas new film find Kristen Stewa .. Un Cut

The film is clearly about losshow we can essentially haunt ourselves through grief. Baltimore Magazine

That doesnt seem to register with Maureen.Would you keep your job shopping for ghosts if it might kill you Film International

Personal Shopper is filled with unsettling moments and surprises in this modern supernatural thriller. Awards Daily

Is the audience up its own pretentious arse or is the film actually horrendous.In almost every instance, a film that elicits that kind of reaction can .. Graffiti With Punctuation

Personal Shopper can best be summed up by the following film references: The Devil Wears Prada meets The Sixth Sense told through an arthouse lens. Cinemacy

Personal Shopper is hard to pin down: part ghost story, part drama and part psychological thriller, it also has flashes of horror running through its .. Electric Sheep Magazine

Muddled and unsatisfying as the ending may be, its still a film worth watching for what comes before. Spliced Personality

The strange mix of supernatural thriller and fashion drama is an unusual mix, but it holds your attention and keeps your interest. Rescu

Its narrative suggested that it served up kinky sex at best and rape porn at worst. Gay City News

Like its protagonist, the film inhabits more than one world and this is what makes it both strange and interesting. Another Gaze

This is the way every employee to a star looks.They are not to be the center of attention for even one moment. Films In Review

Is there anybody out there Olivier Assayas captures the uncertainty of the digital age in a haunting drama of isolation. Vod Zilla

Vacation photographs often capture perfect moments in favorite places. Missoula News

Assayas has torn up the rule book in crafting Personal Shopper and audiences willing to show patience with plot strands that seem unnecessary will fin .. Glas Gow Live

Being an Assayas film, it is scarcely a conventional genre entry. The Culture Trip

Its plot doesnt even kick in for nearly an hour.But the films delights are so manifold they were worth the wait. Broadstreet Review

Without a strong narrative foundation to link a succession of silly sight gags that give way to misplaced pathos, this meditation on wine, women and m .. Times Colonist

Paris is killing Kristen Stewart.At least, its killing Maureen Cartwright, the character she inhabits in Olivier Assayas new film Personal Shopper. Ww2 Kqed

There are plenty of references to other vampire and horror movies. Huffington Post

And it is here that the film crafts its lingering effect: Personal Shopper is a film that moves around genre rather than staking a claim within it. The Blue Lenses

A couple things I know about people who have read receipts on: 1) They are probably, almost definitely, psychopaths, and 2) they cant choose which spe .. Mass Appeal

Psychosexual drama.Ghost story) ultimately makes for a bumpy ride. Blogs Spectator

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