Metacritic reviews

There's a beguiling throwaway quality to Flirt that has the effect of making it stick with you.

I liked Flirt better than any of Hartley's films since "Trust." The playfulness he shows here seems better integrated, more meaningful, than the strange narrative whimsies of 1992's "Simple Men" or 1994's "Amateur." [08 Nov 1996]

This is in some ways my favorite Hartley picture - because it takes the most risks and gives the mind the most to do.

Slight but sleek, Flirt is still fun.

Flirt has its ups and downs, but it's certainly an intriguing ride.

Most of the time, it's just repetitive.

For Hartley, the third time is definitely not the charm.

Like many other cultural experiments (minimalist art, "Finnegan's Wake," the Chicago Tribune's new Friday section), it is more amusing to talk about than to experience.

Hal Hartley's innovative comedy-drama is more ambitious than successful, but it deserves credit for trying something genuinely unusual.

[Hartley] changes the script enough so that the integrity of his experiment goes out the window. But he doesn't change enough so that the narrative can have any suspense.