Critic Reviews
58
Metascore
Mixed or Average
positive
10(36%)
mixed
14(50%)
negative
4(14%)
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100
Supple, eloquent and enchanting.
88
A gorgeous, witty, seductive movie.
80
Sets you nearer than theater permits -- and further back than most movies dare. A magic vantage.
80
The film is worth seeing for Sorvino alone. The actress hasn't been this good since Woody Allen's "Mighty Aphrodite," a role that couldn't be more dissimilar.
80
Light, thoroughly entertaining comedy;
80
This intelligent, breezy romantic comedy sings a love song to theater. Plus, there's a hunky lug and Mira Sorvino in drag.
75
The always reliable Kingsley and Shaw are hilarious, and if the movie isn't quite a triumph, it's still far better than the junk food currently cluttering movie screens.
75
The story, based on an 18th century French play by Pierre Marivaux, is the sort of thing that inspired operas and Shakespeare comedies: It's all premise, no plausibility, and so what?
75
The artifice may be ancient, but the thought and emotions -- and especially Sorvino -- are beautifully, refreshingly modern.
70
A lovely confection.
