"Lovers of classical opera will no doubt find it to be a sumptuous treat."
— Jim Vorel, Paste Magazine
"Martin Tsai
Seven Veils feels like a true return to form for Egoyan, almost as if 'Salome' has inspired Egoyan’s entire filmography."
— Martin Tsai, TheWrap
"Amanda Seyfried gives a dynamic, complex performance as an opera director grappling with trauma in her past and present."
— Emily Zemler, Observer
"Seven Veils is far from the first film to explore how art imitates life, but Atom Egoyan’s take on a familiar theme is so feverish that one can’t help being swept up in its mad vision."
— Tim Grierson, Screen International
"Seven Veils is an intense psychodrama, enriched by Seyfried's magnetism and the director's ability to piece together the content of Strauss' opera with the protagonist's repressed memories."
— Isabella Soares, Collider
"Resituating classic operas in updated contexts is, by now, old hat... But with 'Seven Veils' Mr. Egoyan has done something more interesting, weaving a new narrative into and around the opera until the two become a dense, dark thicket of their own."
— Zachary Barnes, Wall Street Journal
"[Atom Egoyan] could have simply filmed his latest Canadian Opera Company remounting of 'Salome,' a visceral Bible extrapolation... Instead he chose to make fresh drama out of it, syncing his screen and stage passions to mesmerizing effect."
— Peter Howell, Toronto Star
"A marriage of dramaturgy and remembrance, Seven Veils dances through its themes and character history with thoughtful intention that would impress Salome herself. Emotionally bracing and infused with a meta-text that leapfrogs the story and the characters themselves, it is almost good enough to lose one’s head over."
— Warren Cantrell, The Playlist
