Irma la Douce
United Artists | Release Date: June 5, 1963 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
63
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Generally favorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0
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88
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
A lavish and sometimes lusty version of the French hit musical, minus the songs but with lots of Shirley MacLaine and Jack Lemmon. [17 Jan 2000, p.Q]
80
The New York TimesBosley Crowther
Mr. Lemmon is little short of brilliant — vigorous, incisive and deft. Read full review
75
SlashfilmMike Shutt
On a scene-by-scene basis, this picture has so much to offer in terms of some fairly unhinged and wild work from a bunch of artists at the height of their powers. Read full review
75
Charlotte ObserverTerry Lawson
A fairly ordinary (for Wilder) adaptation of a play with a great performance by Lemmon as a French cop who falls for hooker Shirley MacLaine. [18 Jul 2003, p.11E]
67
The PlaylistOliver Lyttelton
Far from the home-run laughs of “The Apartment” and “Some Like it Hot,” Irma La Douce is still a fun if G-rated tour of the seedy Parisian underbelly, but coming in overlong at close to 2 1/2 hours, would have benefited from some tighter editing. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineCarson Lund
If not exactly an endearing experience on the whole, Irma la Douce is a fine example of Billy Wilder’s mid-career eccentricity and cosmopolitan curiosity. Read full review
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