The Grand Seduction
Entertainment One | Release Date: May 30, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
57
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 20 Critic Reviews
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11
Mixed:
8
Negative:
1
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerMay 29, 2014
It’s adorable. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleMay 29, 2014
The Grand Seduction slowly brings its story into focus and then sneaks up and becomes quite funny. Read full review
70
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzJun 19, 2014
Thanks to its cast, The Grand Seduction turns out to be, if not exactly groundbreaking, at least agreeable, comfortable fun. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeMay 29, 2014
Newfoundland-set comedy is formulaic but pleasing. Read full review
67
The PlaylistNikola GrozdanovicJun 3, 2014
The Grand Seduction reeks of a pleasantness that makes for a very soothing watch. The lack of character depth and the contrived plot won’t be placing it near any top ten lists, but there are far worse ways to spend two hours in a theatre these days. Read full review
63
Washington PostAnn HornadayJun 12, 2014
Even with the odd misgiving or two, The Grand Seduction will effortlessly charm anyone susceptible to an endearing story told with modesty, wit and unprepossessing sweetness. Read full review
63
McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreJun 9, 2014
Gleeson, Pinsent and Kitsch make this a diverting comic travelogue for anybody who misses “Northern Exposure” but has no intention of moving to Alaska, or in this case, Newfoundland. Read full review
63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)John SemleyMay 29, 2014
As sweet as the film can be (a burgeoning romance between Kitsch’s doctor and Liane Balaban’s hard-to-get local borders on the adorable), The Grand Seduction is also deeply cynical. Read full review
63
USA TodayClaudia PuigMay 29, 2014
A remake of a 2003 French Canadian movie, The Grand Seduction is more bland than grand and more eccentric than seductive. Read full review
63
New York PostLou LumenickMay 28, 2014
The frequently funny The Grand Seduction is a thoroughly pleasant way to pass a couple of hours. Read full review
63
ObserverMatthew KasselMay 28, 2014
In the small-town-conspiring-on-a-big-lie genre, The Grand Seduction doesn’t get near the mastery of 1998’s "Waking Ned Devine," but the shots of the village in Newfoundland, where it was filmed, are beautiful, and the local accents are convincing. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsJordan HoffmanMay 29, 2014
Gleeson and the collection of good-natured seniors with accents will win your heart. Read full review
60
The DissolveScott TobiasMay 28, 2014
With just a couple of strong casting choices and a winsome tone, an old formula can still work, and The Grand Seduction comes out of the lab with a disarming readiness to please. Read full review
50
Boston GlobePeter KeoughJun 19, 2014
Charming, but not seductive. Read full review
50
Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaJun 13, 2014
In Don McKellar's remake of "Seducing Doctor Lewis", a 2003 French-Canadian comedy, the charm feels force-fed. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesMartin TsaiMay 29, 2014
Despite this notable cast, the remake never manages to drum up much excitement for its sleepy hamlet rousing or for its characters, finally filled with purpose. Read full review
50
Village VoiceZachary WigonMay 27, 2014
The endearing nature of the characters, especially Gleeson's Murray, provides some pleasure. Read full review
42
The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyMay 28, 2014
A confused, toothless comedy. Read full review
40
VarietyJay WeissbergMay 29, 2014
Only a curmudgeon would deny the pic its moments of clean, wholly predictable fun. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineAlan JonesMay 23, 2014
Like many films that contrast the simplicity of a rural community against the confusion of city life, The Grand Seduction exhibits a patriarchal, xenophobic attitude. Read full review
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