Review of Certified Copy

If I were to sum up Certified Copy with one word it would be passionate. Passion seeps from this film. It is in the lead performances of Juliette Binoche and William Shimell and certainly present in the way Abbas Kiarostami shoots the scenes. It's even sporadically present in the odd disjointed romance that is central to the story. Measured in moments of beauty and fine acting Certified Copy stands alongside other cinema heavyweights. Taken as a whole, however, it can be a strange, meandering overly ambivalent experience. This might appeal to those looking for a challenge but not those looking for a movie to get lost in.