Not that there aren't sporadic pleasures in store for the star's completists — a seasoned gesture here, a well-timed tear there and the steely beauty of her ageless gaze. But it's not enough to save Souvenir from the sense that without her anchoring presence, this movie would float away.

Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

The story is as predictable as they come, played out at such a low emotional temperature as to be practically ignorable. Which wouldn’t necessarily be a problem if it offered something else worth paying attention to. Something else besides the endlessly watchable lead actress, that is.

Glenn Kenny

The New York Times

Huppert is such a master of her craft that even the silliest sequences give way to tour-de-force moments.

Diego Semerene

Slant Magazine