▁mostly ▁positive ▁reviews ▁from ▁critics ▁in ▁France ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁released ▁the atr ically ▁in ▁that ▁country ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Me illeurs ▁Films ▁would ▁rank ▁Cold water ▁number ▁ 4 ▁on ▁their ▁list ▁of ▁top ▁ 2 0 ▁films ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁and ▁S ens C rit ique ▁would ▁include ▁Cold water ▁in ▁its ▁top ▁ 1 0 ▁films ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁Gr ash aw ▁said ▁that ▁while ▁American ▁aud ien ces ▁seemed ▁des ens it ized ▁to ▁revel ations ▁of ▁ju ven ile ▁institution al ▁ab uses ▁in ▁the ▁US , ▁European ▁aud ien ces ▁like ▁those ▁in ▁France ▁were ▁in ▁shock ed ▁dis bel ief ▁at ▁the ▁in just ices ▁on ▁display ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁( and ▁that ▁facilities ▁like ▁Cold water ▁could ▁exist ▁at ▁all ), ▁with ▁several ▁passion ate ▁in qui ries ▁after ▁screen ings . ▁ ▁The ▁week ▁after ▁its ▁the atr ical ▁release ▁in ▁France , ▁cinema ▁aud ien ces ▁on ▁Al lo C iné ▁r ated ▁Cold water ▁the ▁number ▁ 1 ▁film ▁to ▁see ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁currently ▁holds ▁ 4 ▁stars ▁out ▁of ▁ 5 ▁from ▁audience ▁votes ▁on ▁the ▁site . ▁ ▁Main stream ▁US ▁criticism ▁▁ ▁Cold water ▁was ▁more ▁divis ive ▁for ▁main stream ▁US ▁critics ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁American ▁the aters ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁While ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 ▁critical ▁reviews ▁logged ▁on ▁IM DB ▁pra