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La būche
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66 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
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  1. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Wilmington
    88
    A fine French comedy-drama.
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  2. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Amy Taubin
    80
    By turns hilarious and wounding.
  3. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    80
    With its lovely images of wintertime Paris and its lyrical Michel Legrand music, La Bu^che does take the cake.
  4. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Dana Stevens
    80
    It unfolds with the verve and clarity of a piece of music, carefully composed and passionately played.
  5. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Michael O'Sullivan
    80
    A confection that is ultimately better because of its bitterness.
  6. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    75
    The fine cast helps an old-fashioned screenplay seem reasonably fresh most of the time.
  7. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Desmond Ryan
    75
    Suave, witty and wonderfully acted ensemble piece.
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  8. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Rosenbaum
    70
    The plot turns on the complicated lives of the daughters, who are played by Sabine Azema, Emmanuelle Beart, and Charlotte Gainsbourg; they, Fabian, and Rich are the main reasons for seeing this picture.
  9. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Jack Mathews
    63
    Enjoy Christmas in Paris, if you don't have enough problems of your own, with this slice of family life from French director Daniele Thompson.
  10. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Leighton Klein
    63
    The film's invented Paris -- endless restaurants, boutiques, and impossibly large apartments, with a little artificial ''grit'' thrown in -- is pretty, and the neatly wrapped plot provides the comforting illusion that one's own family dramas can be as easily and amusingly resolved.
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  11. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Ella Taylor
    60
    Sweet but slight pièce de fluff.
  12. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Foreman
    50
    Engaging in a soap operatic, rather glib way.
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  13. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Edward Guthmann
    50
    Sweet and insubstantial -- just like the French Christmas cake for which it's named.
  14. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    50
    A good opportunity to catch some marvelous acting.
  15. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marc Savlov
    50
    Not likely to win any hearts or minds this holiday season, La Bûche finally scores points by virtue of its inoffensiveness: Relax, pour a cuppa nog, and watch somebody else muck up the holidays for once.
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