"Christian Petzold has crafted yet another sneakily trenchant commentary on How We Live Now."
— Brad Hanford, Slant Magazine
"Petzold likes to maintain a certain critical distance onscreen, but, oh, how beautifully he can move you to tears."
— Manohla Dargis, New York Times
"Paula Beer shines in this psychological drama infused with mystery and wisdom, that rewards the viewer as it unfolds."
— Santanu Das, Hindustan Times
"A beguiling psychodrama about familial fractures, slippery identity, and the difficult means by which people move on from tragedy."
— Nick Schager, The Daily Beast
"It shares the same concerns he’s followed throughout his career, especially that of spiritual death, resurrection, and rebirth."
— Clint Worthington, RogerEbert.com
"In showing us characters who feel the ache of love and loss, and who dream of a second chance, Petzold holds up a mirror to us all."
— Justin Chang, NPR
"A slight yet haunting tale of grief and parental instincts, this character-driven German chamber drama builds a steady sense of intrigue around its strained family dynamics."
— Todd Jorgenson, Cinemalogue
"Petzold turns 'Miroirs,' a slender and sweet 86-minute puzzle, into one of the more lovely and profound little movies about how hearts can be mended by just opening a door."
— Jake Coyle, Associated Press
"Somewhat miraculously, we’re carried out of this consequential collision of hearts and minds on the lightest of notes, with the sense that our capacity to rediscover harmony will always be beautifully mysterious."
— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
"Miroirs No. 3 is restorative and hopeful. It starts as a delicate story and expands into a profound one. It’s Petzold’s most empathetic and reconciliatory film to date, intimate in scale but grand in emotional reach."
— Weiting Liu, The Brooklyn Rail
"Petzold ends 'Miroirs' without sacrificing the ambiguous grace that came before. And he turns 'Miroirs,' a slender and sweet 86-minute puzzle, into one of the more lovely and profound little movies about how hearts can be mended by just opening a door."
— Jake Coyle, Associated Press