"A musical for our time indeed."
— Kevin Maher, Times (UK)
"If Sergio Leone were alive and making musicals, he might have engineered something this grand and sweeping."
— Kyle Smith, Kyle Smith Wall Street Journal
"With Emilia Pérez, [Audiard] has made something fresh, full of vitality and affecting, held aloft by its own quietly soaring power."
— David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter
"Emilia Pérez is an ode to embracing one's identity, a parable of forgiveness, and a love story that is both romantic and platonic."
— Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly
"It's a gloriously original tribute to anyone who truly dares to go their own way, but particularly the amazing women who do it under extreme fire."
— Nick Howells, London Evening Standard
"I was disarmed from the start by Audiard’s quasi-Almodóvarian vibes, his touchingly imperfect embrace of song-and-dance stylization, and, most of all, his three leads."
— Justin Chang, Justin Chang New Yorker
"Emilia Pérez emerges as a powerful, unfiltered portrait of someone who challenges several stereotypes at once. That’s a testament to leading lady Karla Sofía Gascón and the audacity of Audiard."
— Peter Debruge, Variety
"The musical talent helps bring the catchy score of singer Camille and composer Clement Ducol and the energetic choreography of Damien Jalet to life. It’s the musical spectacle that truly makes this movie a roller coaster ride."
— Namrata Joshi, The New Indian Express
"Emilia Perez wins you over by being unabashedly sincere. It takes its mission in all of its various genres—musical, crime thriller, and soap opera—seriously thanks to the committed performances and Audiard’s expressive direction."
— Esther Zuckerman, The Daily Beast
"You've never seen anything like Jacques Audiard’s Spanish musical about violent passions starring Zoë Saldaña, Selena Gomez and trans actress Karla Sofia Gascón in career-defining performances that take a piece out of you. This you don't want to miss."
— Peter Travers, ABC News
