The Unbearable Lightness of Being

"[It] is perfectly cast (...) It’s arguably every bit as good as Stanley Kubrick’s 'Lolita' (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)" 

"What remains is not exactly bowdlerized Kundera but, even with all the care, intelligence and eroticism that have gone into it, it's a bit zombie-like." 

"What is remarkable about 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being,' however, is not the sexual content itself, but the way Kaufman has been able to use it as an avenue for a complex story (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)" 

"[In the novel] the characters are pawns on a complex, philosophical chessboard (...) In his adaptation, director Phil Kaufman films the pawns (...) But without Kundera's connecting presence and voice, the result is closer to Chinese checkers than chess" 

"[A] richly satisfying adaptation (...) The sexuality which drenches the entire film possesses a great buoyancy and spirit in the first act" 

"The film ultimately adds up to the unbearable heaviness of movie-making." 

"Its sex scenes aren't as notable for their lustiness (though it's best not to understate how sexy they are) as for how much Kaufman and his actors say with only body language." 

"[A] visually expansive but intellectually and formally simplified adaptation (...) [It] shortchanges the original by making virtually all of the action strictly linear and eliminating most of the essayistic material"