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16 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80New Times (L.A.)David EhrensteinNew Times (L.A.)David EhrensteinA film whose surface charm never gets in the way of its profound seriousness about living life to the fullest -- especially when one knows it isn't going to be a terribly long one.
- 80Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasAn odyssey of self-discovery of much charm, humor and admirable subtlety.
- 80Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonThis French film has a breezy, documentary air that belies the important issues is raises.
- 75Miami HeraldRene RodriguezMiami HeraldRene RodriguezAlthough the movie never so much as flirts with melodrama, there is still a bittersweet undercurrent.
- 75Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaPhiladelphia InquirerSteven ReaPoignant, funny and clear-eyed about some tough topics: homophobia, racism, AIDS.
- 60L.A. WeeklyPaul MalcolmL.A. WeeklyPaul MalcolmIt would all be too obviously feel-good if Ducastel and Martineau weren't also tuned in to the liberating drift of the open highway and a sharp native humor that adds needed flesh and blood to their walking metaphors.
- 50Austin ChronicleKimberley JonesAustin ChronicleKimberley JonesYes, this is the stuff of fiction, where individuals can drift in and out of another's life and make extraordinary, unbelievable things happen.
- 50New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanPerhaps simply discovering a film so dedicated to a different perspective is adventure enough.
- 50New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickSweet, funny, well-acted and nicely shot on locations in the south of France -- but on the dull side overall.
- 40The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottMakes its points gently; the picture presents its socially conscious messages as if they were written in the sand, on the beaches where Felix would probably prefer to frolic.