Amelie Critic Reviews

Metascore®:

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Based upon 11 Critic Reviews
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Boston Globe | Jay CarrAdd Critic to Favorites

Delightful and original, the film conjures up a corner of Paris distinct and specific, yet fairy-tale fanciful.Read the full review

Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites

A delicious pastry of a movie -- You see it, and later when you think about it, you smile.Read the full review

Entertainment Weekly | Lisa SchwarzbaumAdd Critic to Favorites

The charming movie, already an international success, seduces.Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Kenneth TuranAdd Critic to Favorites

Features an aggressive, in-your-face romanticism that's noticeably lacking in genuine warmth. While its story of lonely misfits searching for love has appealing moments, more often it turns into an overbearing fable overburdened with fake joie de vivre.Read the full review

San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalleAdd Critic to Favorites

A charmer, a movie whose embrace of cinema is so passionate it could be mistaken for an embrace of life.Read the full review

The New York Times | A.O. ScottAdd Critic to Favorites

There is no denying that Amélie is, to paraphrase its title, fabulous.Read the full review

USA Today | Claudia PuigAdd Critic to Favorites

Irresistibly endearing, with a visual verve all its own.Read the full review

Variety | Lisa NesselsonAdd Critic to Favorites

Fresh, funny, exquisitely bittersweet tour de force.Read the full review

Wall Street Journal | Joe MorgensternAdd Critic to Favorites

An endearing film, and a fascinating one.Read the full review

Washington Post | Rita KempleyAdd Critic to Favorites

Amelie is joie de vivre in a nougat.Read the full review

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