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31 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Washington PostMichael O'SullivanWashington PostMichael O'SullivanIn almost every way that I can think of, L'Auberge Espagnole is a perfect movie... It is a film that feels alive.
- 80Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasExhilarating comedy...Its warm, embracing spirit is refreshing in these divisive times.
- 80The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasNot since Lukas Moodysson's "Together" has communal living been depicted with such warmth and feeling for the entire ensemble.
- 75Miami HeraldRene RodriguezMiami HeraldRene RodriguezBest of all, L'Auberge Espagnol uses Barcelona as a veritable character, a picturesque, vivacious place where, as one character puts it, ''No one eats before 10 p.m."
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe movie is as light and frothy as a French comedy, which is what it is, a reminder that Cedric Klapisch also directed "When the Cat's Away" (1996).
- 70L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorThe characters are well-observed and mercifully unrepresentative of their home countries. (Kevin Bishop is laugh-out-loud funny as a clueless British visitor who shows up to offend more than one national sensibility.)
- 60The New RepublicStanley KauffmannThe New RepublicStanley KauffmannThe pace is fairly hectic, which it needs to be. (Mustn't linger on bubbles.) The performances are warm, especially the tender Judith Godrèche as the doctor's wife.
- 50New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickAt times, writer-director Cedric Klapsich seems to be trying to copy the frestyle of "Amelie," but L'Auberge achieves only a fraction of its charm.
- 40Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovA dodgy, hit-or-miss affair that never quiet seems to gel: too many lumpy bits, and not enough crème.
- 38Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanMovies can certainly be worse than bad sitcoms, and this is one of them.