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43 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 10
  3. Negative: 4 out of 10
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  1. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    80
    Glowing, amusing movie that's a good bet to lift your spirits.
  2. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Rod Dreher
    75
    It's as light as a feather yet tickles all the same.
  3. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: F. X. Feeney
    70
    This bright farce is spun from interlocking coincidences that only seem far-fetched.
  4. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Steve Simels
    60
    The cast is aces, and Peter Morgan's screenplay is both very sharp on male sexual politics and crammed with enough comic twists and turns to keep you interested.
  5. Film.com
    Reviewed by: Henry Cabot Beck
    50
    A rather flimsy but moderately charming British romance comedy.
  6. Mr. Showbiz
    Reviewed by: Michael Atkinson
    44
    A pale, derivative little Brit ditty that will be forgotten almost as speedily as it was dumped...into theaters.
  7. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Mike Clark
    38
    Close your eyes during this miserable romantic comedy.
  8. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Lisa Schwarzbaum
    33
    Features the dullest, least lifelike collection of pals this side of "Eyes Wide Shut."
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  9. Newsweek
    Reviewed by: Ann-Rebecca Laschever
    30
    Despite some funny lines and situations, this comedy falls short.
  10. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    20
    The story is a clever sitcomy contraption, the dialogue is pedestrian.
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