▁the ▁Toronto ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival ' s ▁annual ▁Canada ' s ▁Top ▁ 1 0 ▁list . ▁In ▁France , ▁Isabel le ▁Reg nier ▁wrote ▁in ▁Le ▁Monde ▁that ▁the ▁film ▁far ▁exceed ed ▁low ▁expect ations , ▁and ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁Dol an ' s ▁strong est ▁works . ▁Th ier ry ▁Ch è ze ▁of ▁L ' Express ▁found ▁the ▁amb ition ▁ad mi rable , ▁and ▁the ▁film ' s ▁contrast s ▁to ▁mirror ▁Dol an ' s . ▁T él ér am as ▁Louis ▁Gu ich ard ▁wrote ▁Dol an ▁kept ▁his ▁style ▁with ▁his ▁first ▁all - F rench ▁cast ▁and ▁a ▁dark er ▁story . ▁ ▁Al lo C iné , ▁a ▁French ▁cinema ▁website , ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 3 . 2 / 5 , ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁survey ▁of ▁ 4 4 ▁French ▁reviews . ▁On ▁review ▁aggreg ator ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes , ▁the ▁film ▁holds ▁a ▁ 4 5 % ▁appro val ▁rating ▁based ▁on ▁ 8 0 ▁reviews , ▁with ▁an ▁average ▁score ▁of ▁ 5 . 5 8 / 1 0 . ▁The ▁site ' s ▁critical ▁cons ensus ▁reads , ▁" It ' s ▁Only ▁the ▁End ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁is ▁stock ed ▁with ▁talent ▁and ▁bo asts ▁a ▁story ▁ste ep ed ▁in ▁conflict , ▁but ▁the ▁end ▁result ▁proves ▁a ▁disappoint ing ▁mis fire ▁from ▁writer - direct or ▁X avier ▁Dol an ". ▁At ▁Met ac rit ic , ▁which ▁assign s ▁a ▁rating ▁out ▁of