Two Lovers

...är ett till synes klassiskt triangeldrama mellan en man och två kvinnor i Brighton Beach i Brooklyn. Under ytan är ambitionen däremot större.

...the particulars of the story, Gray’s moody compositions and feel for the neighborhood, and especially the performances rescue Two Lovers from the obvious.

Joaquin Phoenix gives a superbly raw and excruciatingly vulnerable performance as Leonard, an emotionally disturbed but charismatic guy of indeterminate age.

...resoundingly inaugurates a sensitive investigation into what can only be termed the key problem of Generation X...