La délicatesse 2011

Neil Genzlinger, New York Times: It's a lightweight romance that occasionally shows a sense of humor but seems afraid to turn it loose. Read more

Sam Adams, Time Out: It's a rebound-romance movie that's simplistic but sweet, an uncomplicated cinematic bonbon. Read more

Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times: When you have Audrey Tautou's face to look at, you almost don't need a movie to go with it - it's nearly enough just to stare at the "Amelie" star's enormous brown eyes, apple-round mouth and bouncing dark curls... Read more

Noel Murray, AV Club: The movie is caught between the poignancy of the everyday and the exaggerations of fiction. Read more

Richard Nilsen, Arizona Republic: "Delicacy" is not a very good movie. But it is entertaining enough -- barely enough -- to make it worth seeing. Read more

Ty Burr, Boston Globe: "Delicacy'' walks a cautious line between realism and shaggy-dog whimsy, and its hesitancy comes to grate as much as it charms. Read more

J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader: Their princess-frog courtship has some funny moments, but the trauma and ongoing adjustment of someone losing a spouse is downplayed too much for the story to be entirely convincing. Read more

Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: The two stars appear to be as bewildered by the turn of events as we are. Read more

Jordan Mintzer, Hollywood Reporter: This all-too timid affair features decent turns from stars Audrey Tautou and Francois Damiens, who do what they can with a threadbare plot and by-the-book direction. Read more

Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: "Delicacy" isn't going to set anybody's psyche on fire with its insights into grieving and emotional recovery, but as a crepe-thin romantic snack, it has its moments. Read more

Connie Ogle, Miami Herald: Delicacy ends on a wonderful bittersweet note, but getting there isn't as effortless as you might want it to be. Read more

Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger: It's small. It's slight. It's sweet. It's a "Delicacy" - and meant to be savored. Read more

Scott Tobias, NPR: Delicacy is phony in ways that might seem drearily familiar to audiences weaned on American romantic comedies. Read more

Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: This sort of airy confection, which relies so heavily on Tautou's pixieish appeal, is a step backwards for her. She's a perfectly capable actress, and ought to hold out for meatier roles. Read more

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V.A. Musetto, New York Post: The movie is a pleasant way to spend time in the dark, especially for Francophiles, but it won't leave any lasting impression. Read more

Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer: Delicacy is a small, bittersweet romance about getting over the loss of a loved one - if that's possible - and moving on. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: "Delicacy" is a sweetheart of a love story, and cornball from stem to stern. Read more

Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: Sensitive and well acted and fits under the general category of "good movie," and yet it would be hard to get excited about it. Read more

Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune: From its very title, it's clear that "Delicacy" aims to be a sweet, light French trifle. That it is. Read more

Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Although there's some meat on the menu, "Delicacy" ends up as lightly sugared and as gently bent as a fortune cookie. Read more

Trevor Johnston, Time Out: It never hits the target, but its sincerity is surely preferable to the machine-tooled slickness of Hollywood models. Read more

Boyd van Hoeij, Variety: Tautou is fine but clearly typecast as another whimsical pixie with strong melancholy undercurrents. Read more

Melissa Anderson, Village Voice: [A] dainty, inconsequential romantic dramedy, the first film from brothers David and Stephane Foenkinos. Read more

Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post: A charming French love story about a beautiful widow and the schlub who loves her. Read more