Anaïs in Love
Magnolia Pictures | Release Date: April 29, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
73
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Generally favorable reviews based on 18 Critic Reviews
Positive:
15
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
The Hollywood ReporterLovia GyarkyeApr 29, 2022
The film is preoccupied — obsessed, really — with the process of growing into oneself, which is different from just getting older. Anaïs’ journey contains moments of exhilarating momentum and then, just as quickly, depressing inertia. The film, at times, feels crazed and slightly random — just like our protagonist. Read full review
85
TheWrapKatie WalshApr 29, 2022
Bourgeois-Tacquet’s script is loaded with witty bon mots and carefully-constructed insights. Read full review
83
The Film StageMitchell BeaupreApr 29, 2022
There’s something unexpected about the way Anaïs in Love pulls you in, with its airiness making it exactly the right film to watch at this moment as the sundresses are coming out and few things feel better than reading a good book in the grass. Some movies just feel like spring; Anaïs in Love is certainly one. Read full review
83
IndieWireDavid EhrlichApr 29, 2022
Anaïs isn’t so different in the wonderfully surprising last shot than she is in the first, but at last we can see that she’s having the time of her life. Read full review
80
Little White LiesJasmine ValentineAug 31, 2022
Grab a summer dress, listen to Bette Davis Eyes, and set your heart on the attractive woman dancing in front of you – within is a sure hit of seductive satisfaction. Read full review
80
The Observer (UK)Wendy IdeAug 22, 2022
Demoustier so supercharges her performance with charisma, she almost seems to sparkle. Read full review
80
The Irish TimesDonald ClarkeAug 19, 2022
A perfect late-summer diversion. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleApr 29, 2022
Like any craftily layered confection, what at first presents itself as colorfully whipped reveals itself to be a more tangy, lasting bite. Read full review
80
The New York TimesManohla DargisApr 28, 2022
What took a while to grasp is that it isn’t necessary to like Anaïs. What’s crucial is that you stick with her, that you listen to what she says and doesn’t say, that you look beneath the skittishness to get a handle on what drives this woman — that you see her for who she is. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineJake ColeMay 4, 2022
For all of its farcical overtones, the film contains many shrewd observations about the power games inherent in relationships. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubJordan HoffmanApr 27, 2022
While this is hardly Exhibit A in any catalogue of feminist films, it is very much told through the young woman exploring romantic possibility, rather than spotlighting her. Read full review
65
Paste MagazineKatarina DocalovichMar 8, 2022
The film’s narrative structure is as aimless as its lead, and it hangs onto her every whim; few obstacles are placed in Anaïs’ way, leaving the stakes low and little room for doubt. For those who enjoy watching a protagonist effortlessly get what she wants, Anaïs in Love is a breezy ride. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyApr 29, 2022
There are some similarities in all of this to Joachim Trier's "The Worst Person in the World" (particularly the women’s hairstyles, as well as all that running), but the mood and tone is entirely different, less meditative, less mournful. Read full review
63
The Associated PressMark KennedyApr 27, 2022
Bourgeois-Tacquet, making her feature debut, struggles to find ways to tell the audience what’s going on her heroine’s head. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreApr 25, 2022
It’s not a bon bon or a comic delight. But Bourgeois-Tacquet and her muse Demoustier give coquettes, gamines and manic pixie dream girls (a Hollywood staple) the kind of butt-kicking all those people who misguidedly hated poor Amelie for decades ago longed for. Read full review
60
The GuardianPhuong LeAug 16, 2022
Fizzy and bubbly, the film feels like a cool glass of lemonade on a hot day, leaving us with a pleasant reminder of the thrills that summer can bring. Read full review
60
Screen RantGraeme GuttmannMay 6, 2022
Filled with passion and a performance from Anaïs Demoustier that is equal parts energetic and blisteringly self-aware, Anaïs in Love is hilarious and romantic even if its resolution ultimately falters. Read full review
50
VarietyGuy LodgeApr 27, 2022
Some might wonder what Anaïs in Love really has to say for itself; the film, perhaps, objects to the idea of young women like its cheerfully confused heroine having to explain themselves at all. Either way, this zephyr-blown dandelion of a movie isn’t going to break a sweat to get its message across. Read full review
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