Paris, je t'aime
First Look International | Release Date: May 4, 2007 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 27 Critic Reviews
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18
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9
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
91
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Anthology films usually work better in theory than execution, but this feature parade of shorts is a blithe, worldly, and enchanting exception. Read full review
91
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
Even if you don't like the stories, the filmmakers seem incapable of finding a corner of Paris that is not photogenic. Read full review
88
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
The masterpiece of the bunch is the last, wonderful piece by Alexander Payne ("14eme Arrondissement"). Read full review
83
Christian Science MonitorPeter Rainer
The best episodes have the emotional resonance of full-length features, and yet I didn't want them to be a moment longer than they are. Read full review
80
EmpireAlan Morrison
Love is here in all of its many guises, brought together with a touch of subtitled sophistication. Read full review
80
Film ThreatStina Chyn
Splendid. Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleMarrit Ingman
Eighteen short films by an international who's-who of filmmakers make up this omnibus celebrating the joys and sorrows of love and Paris, organized by neighborhood. Read full review
75
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
As is always the case with compilation films, some segments are far better than others. But they're all so brief that the least of them passes quickly and the best are small miracles of economical storytelling. Read full review
75
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
Bittersweet, funny, sad and invariably romantic. Read full review
75
USA TodayClaudia Puig
The stories run a gamut of emotions: melancholy, bittersweet, provocative, witty, poignant, silly and fanciful. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
The result is that after two hours one gets the sense of having seen a panorama of human experience, of having witnessed a moment of time in all its true fullness. Read full review
75
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
One of the chief pleasures of Paris, Je T'aime -- is seeing how each filmmaker adheres to their assignment of making a movie about love in Paris but still comes up with a distinctly personal work that bears their artistic sensibilities. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesCarina Chocano
Paris Je T'Aime has something going for it that not every movie can claim: It always has Paris. Read full review
70
Washington PostAnn Hornaday
Paris, je t'aime builds into something quite wonderful. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubNoel Murray
Because Paris, Je T'Aime's episodes are so short, the duds don't stick around long enough to grate much. But the good ones also don't get to explore their assigned Parisian spaces as much as they could. Read full review
63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick Groen
I love the City of Light as much as any starry-eyed provincial, but Paris, je t'aime tries even my considerable patience. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
As an ad for the city's charms, Paris couldn't have asked for a more sweetly jaundiced love letter. Read full review
63
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
It is possible to bring substance, as well as poetry, to the vignette form, but more often Paris, Je T'Aime is merely mundane. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterRay Bennett
Being in Paris is to be inside a work of art, and it is no surprise that in the charming collection of vignettes that make up Paris je t'aime, the art is love. Read full review
60
The New York TimesStephen Holden
A cinematic tasting menu consisting entirely of amuse-bouches. After two hours of such tidbits the palate is sated. But if there is no need for a main course, you still leave feeling vaguely disappointed at not being served one. Read full review
60
The New RepublicStanley Kauffmann
The real pleasure is in having a film that is like a box of assorted chocolates: you have the power to approve or not as you move through the variety, even though the bits are picked for you. Read full review
60
TimeRichard Schickel
Even when one of the pieces stutters, stammers or just lies deathly still, we are consoled by our knowledge that it will not trifle with us for very long. And by the fact that there is an excellent likelihood that it will soon be replaced by something more engaging. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Most features composed of sketches by different filmmakers are wildly uneven. This one is consistently mediocre or slightly better, albeit pleasant and watchable. It helps that none of the episodes runs longer than five or six minutes. Read full review
50
Varietyl
Uneven but quite pleasant as a two-hour experience that acknowledges the idealized Paris people carry in their heads while wisely veering off the beaten track. Read full review
50
Village VoiceEd Gonzalez
Paris, Je T'aime's brimming declaration of love to the City of Lights leaves one breathless but dissatisfied. Read full review
50
New York PostV.A. Musetto
Too many cooks spoil the broth, and too many directors spoil the anthology film Paris Je T'aime. Read full review
50
L.A. WeeklyScott Foundas
The concept here holds more promise than the execution. Read full review
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