| 100 |
Boston Globe
A civilized delight.
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| 91 |
Entertainment Weekly
Jaoui handles her crowd of vivid characters so naturally, and shoots her scenes so unobtrusively, that the diagrammatic cleverness of the plot never overwhelms the intelligence of the observations.
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| 90 |
Los Angeles Times
All of this romantic back and forth unfolds gradually and in charming ensemble style. As the characters think about seducing each other, as they inevitably complicate their lives without being able to help themselves, the film is simultaneously seducing us.
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| 90 |
Mr. Showbiz
This is what Woody Allen movies might be like if they were not ruled by narcissism, pretentious point-scoring, cheap observations, and Woody's peculiar speech patterns.
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| 90 |
Washington Post
Eve Zibart
There are some things the French do better than we do, and this small movie is one.
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| 88 |
Chicago Tribune
The storytelling is episodic, and the film takes a little while to get going, but it hits its stride.
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| 80 |
Film.com
The Taste of Others takes regular (but not ordinary) people and knocks them out of their usual zones of activity. The resulting collisions leave behind a very pleasing flavor.
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| 80 |
Wall Street Journal
A wonderfully generous spirit. It's a film about cultural yearning and fearless love.
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| 80 |
LA Weekly
It's the dialogue -- wisecracking and wistful in equal measure -- that plays out the tyrannical illogic of romantic attraction, and so endears us to this ensemble of bruised souls that when, as in life, not everyone gets what they have come to deserve, it feels, as in life, like an injustice.
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| 80 |
Washington Post
Though its attitudes are decidedly French, this intelligent film goes a long way toward explaining America's obsession with Martha Stewart Living, fake designer labels and TV talk show makeovers.
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| 80 |
The New York Times
A witty, sociologically astute reflection on the attraction between opposites.
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| 80 |
Newsweek
Jeff Giles
A very funny movie, full of eccentric, deadpan little moments. What's more, it resonates, and has subtle, tender and acute things to say about romance, art, class and -- why not? -- interior decorating. It's a winning tribute to the flighty Aphrodite.
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| 78 |
Austin Chronicle
The entire cast is marvelous and capable of conveying continents of emotion with a furtive smile or arched brow.
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| 75 |
Christian Science Monitor
Why does affection sometimes grow between people who seem to have little or nothing in common? That's the tantalizing question running through this capably acted comedy-drama
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| 75 |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
It's a nicely crafted little ensemble piece, but -- like so many films that have become the rage in France in recent years -- it's surprisingly light and forgettable.
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| 75 |
New York Post
A tad slow by American standards, but so extremely well-acted and emotionally truthful, it's right up there with "In the Mood for Love" as prime romantic fare for the Valentine's Day weekend.
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| 75 |
San Francisco Chronicle
Wonderfully original comedy.
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| 75 |
New York Daily News
A charming little valentine to the mysteries of attraction.
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| 75 |
Chicago Sun-Times
One of the delights of The Taste of Others is that it is so smart and wears its intelligence lightly. Films about taste are not often made by Hollywood, perhaps because it would so severely limit the box office to require the audience to have any.
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| 75 |
Philadelphia Inquirer
For everyone who has ever asked, "What on earth do they see in each other?"
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| 75 |
Miami Herald
Nothing overly dramatic happens during the course of The Taste of Others but the characters prove to be engaging and their quite real human emotions are enough to carry it.
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| 63 |
Baltimore Sun
Its heart and head are in the right place, but its feet and hands aren't busy enough.
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| 60 |
Village Voice
A pleasant time-passer.
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| 60 |
TV Guide
A huge hit in France, this ensemble drama revolves around two very different social groups whose encounters with each other change several lives in surprising ways.
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