Seducing Doctor Lewis
Wellspring Media | Release Date: June 18, 2004 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
59
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 24 Critic Reviews
Positive:
13
Mixed:
11
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Very ''Waking Ned Devine.'' There's shrewd wit to Pouliot's gentle, no-bull farce. Read full review
80
Film ThreatBrad Slager
Before approaching the end of the film the seduction of the doctor is not that important because by that time the audience has already fallen under the spell. Read full review
80
Washington PostDesson Thomson
So disarming, it's hard to say anything but good things about it. So get in line. The doctor is in. Read full review
75
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
The story isn't as funny as it tries to be, but it grows increasingly winning as it goes along. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
The endearing and cheeky ensemble works hard, and Ken Scott's script finds ways of wringing irreverence from the apparent good nature of the situation. Read full review
75
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
The script keeps to the point, the performances sparkle with originality, the direction of Jean-François Pouliot mostly has the right touch and the film ultimately generates some of the distinctively eccentric appeal of a classic Ealing Studio comedy of the 1950s. Read full review
75
Miami HeraldMarta Barber
May not offer anything new, but in its well-tested premise, you can't fail to be seduced. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneRobert K. Elder
It's not revolutionary filmmaking. But Seducing Doctor Lewis sails by on charm and confident character acting, even if it's navigating well-charted waters. Read full review
70
The New York TimesDana Stevens
The film's warm, sweet sentiments are genial and unchallenging, and its jokes are low-key and gentle. Read full review
70
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
Any similarities to "Northern Exposure" are undoubtedly coincidental, but the comparison is entirely apt. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
The kind of shrewd, genial comedy it provides doesn't intend to break new ground, but its traditional satisfactions are so effectively done and so long in coming our way that to see it is to realize just how hungry we've been for this kind of old-fashioned treat. Read full review
70
Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
Its terrific cast kept making me laugh out loud.
70
Washington PostAnn Hornaday
Most important, the film has a terrific supporting character in St. Marie herself, portrayed by the real Canadian island of Harrington Harbour (pop. 300). Read full review
50
VarietyScott Foundas
Though harmless and amusing, this Quebecois comedy set in an impoverished fishing village is a bit too festooned with provincial humor and a bit too short on memorable perfs or feel-good climaxes to break out commercially beyond French-speaking Canadian territories. Read full review
50
New York PostV.A. Musetto
The movie is no more than a TV sitcom stretched to feature length. All that's missing is the laugh track. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
The makers of Seducing Doctor Lewis have a cute idea, but they milk it for all they can, sometimes to the point of embarrassment. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubNoel Murray
In their attempt to make rural life look magical, Scott and Pouliot dehumanize their characters, substituting quirks for true individuality. Read full review
50
L.A. WeeklyScott Foundas
It's all fitfully amusing, thanks in large part to Bouchard's richly comic performance, but the movie is never very involving, and it overstays its welcome by a good, long while. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
Agreeable but overlong. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleRuthe Stein
A sweet, bordering on saccharine, comedy. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
One of those infuriating comedies that practically nudges you in the ribs while you're watching to remind you how cute and funny it is. Read full review
40
Village VoiceMark Holcomb
Suffice it to say that if you've always wondered how a fish out of water and a band of resourceful yokels would behave in the Quebec hinterlands, this is your movie. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
This is director Pouliot's first film, so perhaps some of his excess cuteness can be overlooked. But then again, maybe not. Read full review
40
EmpireAnna Smith
Amused, maybe - but you won't be seduced. Read full review
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