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25 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliThe film uses effective acting, deft dialogue, and a sly wit to entertain, if not educate.
- 75TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghThompson's stories are familiar, but she weaves them together with such assurance and good humor that they're equally soothing and thoroughly enjoyable.
- 70Chicago ReaderRonnie ScheibChicago ReaderRonnie ScheibEffortlessly interlinking the stories through the jaunty perambulations of a fresh-faced waitress from a local cafe, Thomson's crowd-pleaser makes up in refined schmaltz what it lacks in innovation or profundity.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttBookending the film is the relationship between Jessica and the grandmother who raised her. This role is delightfully played by Suzanne Flon, who recently died at age 87. The film is dedicated to the veteran actress.
- 70VarietyLisa NesselsonVarietyLisa NesselsonA well-oiled script is nicely served by a multigenerational cast, a bittersweet and consistently entertaining mainstream comedy that tackles the big themes of Life and Art with unpretentious brio.
- 70Village VoiceVillage VoiceNot that Thompson's films lack for romance. She shoots Paris like Woody Allen shoots New York--ritzy, golden, and packed with chance meetings between highly strung arty types.
- 70SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirAvenue Montaigne, is a delicious French pastry, tart and sweet, steeped in Parisian glamour.
- 70The New York TimesManohla DargisThe New York TimesManohla DargisAvenue Montaigne is a bonbon, not a bouillabaisse. But because this is finally a film about desire, it carries a bittersweet tang.
- 67Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumFor Yank color in her soap-bubbly movie, director Daniele Thompson has her pal Sydney Pollack appear as...a famous director.
- 38New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoA lightweight French comedy worth watching only for Cecile de France. The gamine actress - decked out in short reddish hair, black tights and a thigh-high mini - is charming as Jessica.