Born Romantic
United Artists | Release Date: September 28, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
68
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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80
The New York TimesDana Stevens
In its own modest, genial terms, the picture succeeds: it never wants to be more than charming and sweet, and it invites us to imagine London as a cozy, happy small town where coincidental encounters are everyday occurrences. Read full review
80
New Times (L.A.)Luke Y. Thompson
Though perhaps too mainstream for the art-house crowd and too foreign for the multiplex, Born Romantic is a natural crowd-pleaser, and deserves to be more successful than its limited engagement may permit it to be. Read full review
80
SalonStephanie Zacharek
Dancing, like being in love, sometimes means making a mess of things. Born Romantic makes glorious sense of that mess, trampled toes and all. Read full review
80
VarietyDerek Elley
Highly enjoyable when all its gears are clicking, but rarely as good as it should be. Read full review
80
L.A. WeeklyChuck Wilson
Kane believes in happy endings, but he makes his characters earn theirs, as each couple is forced, ever so subtly, to face its own inner nonsense. The filmmaker has divine actors at his disposal. Read full review
75
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
Director David Kane handles the sprawling cast with aplomb as his characters learn some new steps in this life-and love-affirming movie. Read full review
70
Film ThreatMichael Dequina
Smoothly seductive. Read full review
60
Mr. ShowbizKevin Maynard
Born Romantic feels less like it was born than assembled, in a kooky Britcom factory. It's no "Four Weddings and a Funeral," but it's certainly a happier conception than last month's "Maybe Baby."
60
Los Angeles TimesJohn Anderson
Although Born Romantic is sweetly intentioned and staunchly on the side of love, it meanders long to enough to alienate whatever affection it otherwise earns. Read full review
50
New York PostLou Lumenick
Only sporadically entertaining. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
The shame of it all is that Kane somehow managed to assemble an extraordinary cast, whose fine performances can't surmount the tedium of his script. Read full review
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