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21 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleA movie about serendipity and spontaneity.
- 80The New York TimesDana StevensThe New York TimesDana StevensSoldini's amiable new comedy suggests that an older, better Italy of imagination, rationality and civility survives on the fringes of a modern nation obsessed, like most others, with consumerism, empty prosperity and easy pleasure.
- 80Chicago ReaderChicago ReaderThe first half of the film, in which Maglietta gradually discovers herself as something other than a servant, is genuinely engaging.
- 75Baltimore SunChris KaltenbachBaltimore SunChris KaltenbachSoldini's consistently understated touch, and a poignant turn by Licia Maglietta as the confused and bemused main character, turns Bread and Tulips into a character study worth studying.
- 75Boston GlobeLoren KingBoston GlobeLoren KingManages the right balance of fairy tale and joyous self-discovery. And the Venice locations don't hurt.
- 75Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyPhiladelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyActresses such as Maglietta are why movies were invented: You never get tired of her mercurial personality or of her infinitely compelling face.
- 70Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasToo lethargic and strung-out for its own good. Thankfully, it casts a pleasant, amusing and touching spell anyway, but more energy and a markedly shorter running time might have turned a sunny diversion into something more special.
- 67Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldSeattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldA sweet-spirited, extremely well-cast little comedy.
- 50TV Guide MagazineFrank LoveceTV Guide MagazineFrank LoveceCharacters' eccentricities feel contrived and the wackiness seems forced, though the film's amiable ambling does keep the viewer intrigued, if not charmed.
- 40Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonA little too shopworn and pokey to be more than a respectable European diversion.