79
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30 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThe wry filmmaker has created an urbane society of family and friends as ridiculously pretentious and hypocritical as they are cultured, accomplished, and posh.
- 88Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversThis bonbon spiked with malice is a triumph for Jaoui, who takes witty and wounding measure of the small betrayals that leave bruises on us all.
- 80VarietyLisa NesselsonVarietyLisa NesselsonPunchy dialogue, excellent thesping and a real feel for the universal tuning fork of great classical music make this a prime candidate for international arthouse play.
- 80The New YorkerDavid DenbyThe New YorkerDavid DenbyA tender, indignant, but also very worldly movie.
- 80L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorDirected by Agnès Jaoui, who made the equally delightful "The Taste of Others," this comedy of manners with a serious purpose centers on a group of loosely connected neurotics, all working in the rarefied worlds of amateur chorales.
- 80The New York TimesDana StevensThe New York TimesDana StevensA witty and acute examination of friendship, ambition and betrayal in the Parisian literary world.
- 75Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittWhile Jaoui's film is interesting to watch, it dawdles enough to lose its storytelling grip.
- 70Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonVillage VoiceMichael AtkinsonLittle in a Jaoui film is particularly original, but it's all perfectly convincing.
- 70The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe film satisfies in much the same way Allen's movie-a-year comedies used to satisfy.
- 60TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghThe multitalented Jaoui and Bacri excel on every level; her direction is efficient and unobtrusive, their script dissects the nuances of corruption by celebrity with a razor-sharp scalpel, and they deliver a pair of subtly unsparing performances.