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Variety
Despite a perfect cast of Resnais regulars plus the master's own impeccable crafting, the characters fail to grip, and with approximately 50 short scenes, development comes in fits and starts. Full Review
Andrew O'Hehir
Salon.com
I found the interlocking bitterness of Ayckbourn's play irritating and overly neat, and these people don't seem to belong to Paris or London or anywhere else, at least not anytime in the last 20 years. Full Review
David Edelstein
New York Magazine
It's a Parisian romantic roundelay with sundry couples connecting and disconnecting, but it looks and sounds like no sex comedy ever made: It's transcendentally yummy. Full Review
Jack Mathews
New York Daily News
The film is beautifully shot and edited, but these emotional snapshots won't stay long in the memory. Full Review
Jay Weissberg
Variety
Despite a perfect cast of Resnais regulars plus the master's own impeccable crafting, the characters fail to grip, and with approximately 50 short scenes, development comes in fits and starts. Full Review
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