Ressources Humaines is no warm-hearted wallow in the past but a focused, realistic look at the kind of social-industrial (and human) problems untouched by most filmmakers.
BBC FILMS

A masterpiece, the best film shown in this strong festival…a perfectly made, emotionally piercing and artistically accomplished examination of the desperation and despair of an essentially good and caring man driven to craven, absurd acts of self-delusion…the movie presents a terrifying and gripping portrait of a man so alarmed at what he has become that he invents an idealized portrait to cover up his faults and limitations..For all of the film’s technical brilliance, visual skill and formal invention, what gives it a particular kick is the emotional depth between its characters. The movie ends with a poetic image of flight only to double back on itself and conclude with a devastating and ironic coda that occasions a new way of considering and contemplating what the movie has to say
INDIEWIRE

TIME OUT is as timely and wrenching a film as you’ll find anywhere in these dog days of corporate downsizing….Recoing gives a performance that won’t soon be forgotten. Neither will TIME OUT. It’s a great movie
ROLLING STONE

TIME OUT is not just an especially subtle and thoughtful psychological drama, it’s a provocative, even an unnerving one as well..
THE LA TIMES

Cantet elicits a superb central performance from the gentle, chameleonic Recoing….An understated treat
TOTAL FILM

[A] leisurely film….Mr. Recoing’s performance is a sensitive portrayal of a man in the throes of an excruciating spiritual crisis….TIME OUT is entrancingly beautiful
THE NEW YORK TIMES