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7.6 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 15 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 12 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 15
  3. Negative: 2 out of 15

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  1. MaryB.
    May 20, 2007
    8
    My friend and I figured that this would be more of a travelogue on Paris. We were wrong! It was a funny, wise and very enjoyable movie. Viva la France!
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  2. MargeB.
    Feb 25, 2007
    9
    Charming, well-made film with excellent acting. It transported us to Paris for an afternoon from wintry NY and left us with a glow.
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  3. HeleneH.
    Apr 6, 2007
    9
    I am French, and this may be the reason I so thoroughly enjoyed the playfulness and superb wit of this exquisite jewel of a movie. Valerie Lemercier is brilliant as usual and the rest of the cast is almost equally talented... As for the soundtrack, for someone like me who grew up to the sound of Juliette Greco, Gilbert Becaud and Charles Aznavour, it was a rare treat... Art, classical music,and French culture are offered on a silver platter to connaisseurs.... Bravo, bravo to the Thompsons (mother and son) for such a treat... Ffinally, as a French philosophy major who openly despised Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir, I found it simply delicious to witness the scenes in which American film maker Pollack learns from the French comedienne Lemercier a different perspective and how to treat their story. The encounters between the two are pure delight, like a flute of champagne raised with a wink to insure that Sartre and Beauvoir will never be taken seriously again.... I highly recommend this movie to anyone with a fondness for Parisian comedy.… Expand
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  4. DougF.
    Jul 20, 2007
    9
    A warm, enjoyable film - not being a film critic I'm not jaded and so loved it - youth, optimism, and open-heartedness cross paths with age, experience, and benevolence, and who wouldn't like to see them come together in mutual appreciation? The worst thing that happens is the heroine gets caught in the rain - the best things are the mutual reinforcemnt by the characters in each other's continued joie de vivre -- the US attempts at random-coincidence encounter movies seem to be straining for high-voltage ironic/Zen significance (Magnolia, Crash) or schtick and schmalz. But this film - ah, it was the best cinema experience I've had in several years, and it makes me want to brush up on my high-school French and emigrate to la belle France. I recommend it, subtitles and all.… Expand
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  5. HeatherP.
    Mar 4, 2007
    10
    Endearing, intelligent, beautiful, Joyful, and the soundtract is superb
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  6. Enrique
    May 16, 2007
    3
    A less than mediocre 'feel-good' French export. Thompson--its writer director also responsible for "Jet Lag"-should make TV commercials instead. C. De France is not only a bad actress: she is absolutely intolerable.
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  7. OlegM.
    Feb 19, 2007
    4
    The only good thing about this so called movie was that I was watching it with my french-speaking girlfriend. Guys: avoid this tepid attempt at comedy/romance. It is not visual, it is not funny, you will not find anyone to emphasize with, and the fact that both sun and father shared a lover is only irritating as it adds nothing to the story. What a bummer.
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  8. BruceC.
    Jul 29, 2007
    9
    Unmistakably French but delightfully full of surprises this unpretentious piece set in the most stylish part of Paris covers a range of people and their personal struggles. Fine acting performances superb photography and music and tasteful moments of pathos balanced with warmth. Ultimately an uplifting and enjoyable experience thanks to some imaginative writing and direction by Daniele Thompson.
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Metascore
64 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 25 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 25
  3. Negative: 1 out of 25
  1. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Ronnie Scheib
    70
    Effortlessly interlinking the stories through the jaunty perambulations of a fresh-faced waitress from a local cafe, Thomson's crowd-pleaser makes up in refined schmaltz what it lacks in innovation or profundity.
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  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Kirk Honeycutt
    70
    Bookending the film is the relationship between Jessica and the grandmother who raised her. This role is delightfully played by Suzanne Flon, who recently died at age 87. The film is dedicated to the veteran actress.
  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Lisa Nesselson
    70
    A well-oiled script is nicely served by a multigenerational cast, a bittersweet and consistently entertaining mainstream comedy that tackles the big themes of Life and Art with unpretentious brio.
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