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24 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100New York PostNew York PostRussian Dolls is itself a delightful mini-trip to Europe. Its overly cute bits are like cinematic tourist traps, but it's the beauty that stays with you.
- 75The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThese characters are still rich, and their potential growth still compelling. Here's hoping we meet them again in another five years.
- 75TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghKlapisch's use of split screens, fragmented images and nouvelle vague-ish editing would be annoying if it weren't so in keeping with the youthful exuberance his characters haven't quite lost.
- 70SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirAs long as Klapisch keeps his characters pinballing each other from one Euro-capital to the next, Russian Dolls remains fun and charming, without ever seeming remotely serious or meaningful.
- 70The New YorkerDavid DenbyThe New YorkerDavid DenbyRussian Dolls offers touristic views of London, Paris, and St. Petersburg, where Wendy and Xavier both go for the wedding of another former roommate, and many pretty faces and bodies; it's froth with a sprinkling of earnest reflection.
- 63New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsMeandering, overlong digital soap opera.
- 60EmpireDavid ParkinsonEmpireDavid ParkinsonFor all its self-conscious pizzazz, this is irresistibly entertaining.
- 60Village VoiceVillage VoiceThose who loved the original Auberge will likely be eager to book rooms once again.
- 50VarietyLisa NesselsonVarietyLisa NesselsonViewers 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.
- 50The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenThe 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."