Priceless
Samuel Goldwyn Films | Release Date: March 28, 2008 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
72
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Generally favorable reviews based on 20 Critic Reviews
Positive:
17
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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88
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
The lovely Audrey Tautou and sad-eyed Gad Elmaleh are perfectly cast as a gold digger and the poor sap who loves her, but the real star of Pierre Salvadori's larky, Lubitsch-esque farce is France's impossibly chic Cote d'Azure. Read full review
83
The A.V. ClubNoel Murray
Unlike Salvadori's previous comedy, 2003's "Après Vous," Priceless is less preposterous, and more grounded in character. Read full review
83
Portland OregonianMarc Mohan
It's a fun and attractive ride. Read full review
80
Wall Street JournalJoanne Kaufman
Calls to mind Lubitsch's "Trouble in Paradise" and beguiles all the way from the parade of umbrellas decorating the opening titles to the closing credits. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesCarina Chocano
A cynic is someone who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing, or so the saying goes, but the unadulterated joy Irène takes in throwing open the closet door to show Jean how this gold digging is done is positively infectious. Read full review
80
Washington PostDesson Thomson
Tautou is a delight, as always, using her bubbly personality to comic advantage. And Elmaleh makes for a sort of poor man's Buster Keaton, perpetually stressed but refusing to surrender, no matter how much damage he sustains to himself or his wallet. Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
Priceless is a supremely satisfying confection – a French romantic comedy of the sort that ends with you standing outside the theatre with a dopey grin on your face. Read full review
75
New York Daily NewsJoe Neumaier
Dirty, kinda-rotten scoundrels Elmaleh and Tautou make an engaging pair. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
Stop laughing long enough, and you'll see that it's a picture about compromised lives and love for sale. But no one who watches Priceless will stop laughing for that long. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneMichael Phillips
The fetching comedy Priceless”(“Hors de Prix”) weighs about as much as its star, Audrey Tautou, but like Tautou’s pleasingly craven heroine it knows exactly what it’s doing. Read full review
75
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
Salvadori's homage is a bittersweet, funny, sporadically charming and consistently entertaining love story between two "kept" people. Read full review
75
Baltimore SunMichael Sragow
Tautou's kind of talent: priceless. Read full review
75
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
The comedy, which verges on farce from time to time, also has the smilingly cynical approach to romance that we identify with the French. Read full review
70
VarietyLisa Nesselson
Co-scripter/helmer Pierre Salvadori serves up an enjoyable riff on genuine romance versus the pay-as-you-go variety, in crowd-pleasing, exportable picture. Read full review
70
Village VoiceVadim Rizov
Priceless begins as standard, unconvincing, assembly-line French farce and ends as a cop-out, feel-good rom-com. In between, it develops into something considerably more interesting. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
The outcome is never much in doubt, but Salvadori artfully choreographs the endless table turning, and the Moroccan-born Elmaleh capitalizes on his striking resemblance to Buster Keaton with a similarly comic composure. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeTy Burr
Priceless is a bauble - an art-house diamond made of paste that somehow still gives you good glimmer for the money. Read full review
60
The New York TimesStephen Holden
The movie is an amusing ball of fluff that refuses to judge its characters’ amoral high jinks. Winking at the vanity of wealthy voluptuaries and hustlers playing games of tainted love, it heaves a sigh and says welcome to the human comedy. Read full review
60
EmpireRosamund Witcher
A farcical romp but, being French, it's hugely glamorous and dripping with style. Read full review
50
New York PostV.A. Musetto
Priceless provides lightweight, predictable entertainment that will make you yearn for the Tatou of yesteryear. Read full review
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