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36 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerChristian Science MonitorPeter RainerMarvelously enjoyable.
- 88ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliIt offers a feel-good experience, but without the heavy dose of schmaltz that often accompanies such a production.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThe Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenAn absolute delight from start to finish.
- 70Chicago ReaderAndrea GronvallChicago ReaderAndrea GronvallPosh meets prole in this period drama elegantly directed by Stephen Frears (Dangerous Liaisons, Prick Up Your Ears).
- 70Village VoiceVillage VoiceThis is Dame Judi's show. However extraordinary an actor she may be, she cannot conceal the obvious fact that she's having the time of her life here. Isn't that delicious?
- 70The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasPoking fun at uptight British civility has long been a monocle-shattering comedic staple, and Mrs. Henderson Presents gets by for a while on its genial naughtiness.
- 60VarietyDavid RooneyVarietyDavid RooneyA bigscreen feature executed with a cookie-cutter small-screen sensibility, this often charming but untextured fact-based period piece is buoyed along by the redoubtable Judi Dench.
- 60The New York TimesManohla DargisThe New York TimesManohla DargisWatching this reasonably funny, professionally assembled calculation is a little like snuggling up in front of the television with a mug of hot cocoa and a warm blanket. Those who prefer their drinks and recreation spiked would do well to look elsewhere.
- 50Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThis makes for a friendly romp, and also a dull one.
- 50L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorStephen Frears has had more downs than ups of late, but I would never have thought the man responsible for "My Beautiful Laundrette" and "The Grifters" capable of stooping to pap as pappy as this unbearably chipper take on the real-life story of Laura Henderson.