Russian Dolls Critic Reviews

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Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites

Russian Dolls captures how being a sexual cad has become an essential phase in the life of the modern male.Read the full review

Boston Globe | Ty BurrAdd Critic to Favorites

The film isn't especially deep, but it's mostly delightful.Read the full review

The Onion (A.V. Club) | Noel MurrayAdd Critic to Favorites

These characters are still rich, and their potential growth still compelling. Here's hoping we meet them again in another five years.Read the full review

The Hollywood Reporter | Frank ScheckAdd Critic to Favorites

Another highly entertaining portrait of attractive young Europeans looking for personal and professional fulfillment amidst gorgeous locations.Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Carina ChocanoAdd Critic to Favorites

Charming and antic, Russian Dolls doesn't quite cohere in the way of "L'Auberge Espagnole" into a clever snapshot of contemporary Europe.Read the full review

Washington Post | Desson ThomsonAdd Critic to Favorites

Fluffily enjoyable.Read the full review

San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalleAdd Critic to Favorites

The smarter way to make this movie would have been to edit out everything extraneous to the story of Xavier and Wendy. They're the soul and heart of the movie, while everything else is pretty much dead weight.Read the full review

Variety | Lisa NesselsonAdd Critic to Favorites

Viewers who thought the protags were superficial and annoying first time around will find little to change their minds here, but original pictures fans will probably embrace the now-scattered group's marginally more mature dilemmas centered on work and romance.Read the full review

The New York Times | Stephen HoldenAdd Critic to Favorites

The shallowness of this idealized depiction of European cultural homogeneity is largely camouflaged by the comfortable fit of its director's sensibility with the actors' likable, lived-in performances. An apt alternative title for Russian Dolls might be "Lovers Without Borders."Read the full review

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