Production notes

According to Rotten Tomatoes, 24% of 17 reviews are positive, with an average score of 4.5/10. Review aggregator Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 42 out of 100 based on 17 critics, noting it received a lukewarm reception. Although some reviewers criticised DiCaprio's lack of a French accent, others praised his performance as "daring" and "dynamic". A Variety review by Todd McCarthy describes it as a "poorly executed biographical film that fails to capture the artistic achievements of poets Arthur Rimbaud and Paul Verlaine, instead focusing excessively on their destructive personal relationship, which detracts from the film's intended exploration of their artistic contributions".