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Barbara Scharres, Chicago Sun-Times: I wanted to cry for joy at this funny and good-hearted film. I would normally be wary of a film that anyone describes as heart-warming but this is the real deal. Read more
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: Kaurismaki wrote the script, I think, with secret credit from Mother Goose and some fabric softener. Read more
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times: You almost become a citizen of Le Havre, watching this film and rejoicing at the end as two newfound, unexpected friends share a drink. Read more
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: The Finnish director's sense of humor is dry and dark as pitch, as he consistently finds moments of absurdity in the midst of strife and tragedy. Read more
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: This typically deadpan saga from the maker of The Match Factory Girl, Drifting Clouds and The Man Without a Past (among other Netflix finds) exemplifes France's commitment to liberte, egalite, fraternite with impish sincerity. Read more
A.O. Scott, New York Times: A stylized and sentimental fairy tale about the way the world might be, grounded in a frank recognition of the way it is. Read more
David Fear, Time Out: You still get the usual po-faced jokes; this time out, Kaurismaki includes a heartfelt hat tip to the power of community and cinema. Read more
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: "Le Havre" stands on its own fragile but considerable merits. Read more
Scott Tobias, AV Club: Minor pleasures abound, but Kauismaki's vision isn't deep enough to survive so many variations. Read more
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: "Le Havre" is a small bit of movie magic, a story that plays more as a fable even as it deals with something as topical as immigration. Read more
Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader: The film is especially comforting if you love old movies, as Kaurismaki does. Read more
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: Does Kaurismaki believe in his own fairy tale? The movie, a humble delight, suggests the answer is yes. Read more
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post: 'Tis the season, so the saying goes. And when it comes to Aki Kaurismaki, it holds true. The Finnish writer-director arrives bearing a gift wrapped in a contemporary immigration fable. Read more
Tom Long, Detroit News: "Le Havre" is a passing fancy of a film, but it passes quite nicely indeed. Read more
Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter: Aki Kaurismaki carves out another comically enchanted movie oasis from the real world where people can rise to the occasion and do the right things. Read more
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: If the name Aki Kaurismaki doesn't mean anything to you, it should, and "Le Havre" may be the film to make it happen. Read more
Stanley Kauffmann, The New Republic: We are so held by the film's impact that its ending, surprise or not, is like a bonus. Read more
Richard Brody, New Yorker: Kaurismaki's ingenious pastiche of French populist poetic-realist dramas plumbs their styles and moods for enduring political substance. Read more
Mark Jenkins, NPR: A contemporary fable set in a place constructed from blocks of French cinematic history, Le Havre is one of Aki Kaurismaki's warmest, most engaging films. Read more
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: No one looks at the world quite like Kaurismaki, and his deadpan sentimentality is worth discovery. This is a good place to start. Read more
V.A. Musetto, New York Post: "Le Havre'' is warm-hearted and uplifting, without being schmaltzy or preachy. And, with its illegal-alien theme, it's dead-on timely. Read more
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer: If the bummers and ambiguity of some of this season's movies are getting you down - or, hey, just the bummers and ambiguities of life - make your way to Le Havre. You won't be sorry. Read more
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com: Shot (by cinematographer Timo Salminen) with the precise choreography, exaggerated 1940s-style lighting and deadpan blend of comedy and melodrama that characterizes Kaurismaki, Le Havre sneaks up on you. Read more
Jon Frosch, The Atlantic: Endearingly quirky, just this side of precious, but so warm and deftly executed that you go along with it. Read more
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail: With perfectly pitched acting and a script brimming with compassion and wit, Kaurismaki conveys his critique of social injustice without a hint of self-righteousness. Read more
Peter Howell, Toronto Star: An exceeding droll comedy from Finnish master Aki Kaurismaki, whose dark worldview is balanced by a deep empathy for his blue-collar characters. Read more
Leslie Felperin, Variety: Mixing together some of helmer Aki Kaurismaki's favorite Gallic and Finnish thesps with a few newbies, Le Havre feels like a welcoming family reunion. Read more
J. Hoberman, Village Voice: Le Havre is utopian precisely because it shows everything as it is not. Read more