it's the first American picture from the talented Hungarian film-maker Kornel Mundruczo and showcases a pair of full-blooded performances from Vanessa Kirby and Shia LaBeouf; Viewed as an acting masterclass, the film is bruisingly impressive in its way
as fragmented as its title suggests, "Pieces of a Woman" contains parts of a good film, possibly a great one; As a character study written by the director's partner Kata Weber and based on the couple's own experiences, the film burns bright
a stunningly complete portrait of a woman under the influence of grief; It understands that sometimes, with borderline miraculous suddenness, ...the grief itself will tell us that it's time to let it go
a mature, masterfully acted human drama; With mesmerizing skill, Kornel Mundruczo and Kata Weber explore the ramifications of loss on these two fundamentally good but imperfect people