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9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80VarietyDeborah YoungVarietyDeborah YoungDespite a few potholes of ennui along the way, pic has enough entertainment value to cross borders and titillate auds with its plentiful nudity and uninhibited sexual mores.
- 75Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittAlthough there's quite a bit of nudity and sex, the potentially sensationalistic story is acted with sincerity and directed with a creative eye.
- 50The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenQuickly turns into an earnest talkfest (spiced with flashes of nudity and sexually explicit dialogue) that feels stiffly programmatic and ultimately false.
- 50New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardDespite a plethora of "naughty bits," it's a yawn.
- 40TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghPascal's low-key presence is particularly important, since in another actor's hands Alain's whining and waffling could easily be insufferable.
- 40Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasCertainly sexy, entertaining and provocative -- in several senses of the word -- but it's also tiresome as only a French film can be when everyone in it has only sex and amour on his or her mind and is deadly serious about both.
- 30L.A. WeeklyScott FoundasL.A. WeeklyScott FoundasSurprisingly unsexy, uninvolving affair.
- 30Village VoiceDennis LimVillage VoiceDennis LimThe characters exist in single dimensions (trapped in a noxiously misogynist role, even the fearless Richard stands no chance), and in an effort to keep the plates spinning, the movie quickly devolves from risqué to risible.
- 12New York PostMegan LehmannNew York PostMegan LehmannThe only feeling the character seems capable of is lust -- and when he hits on the male nurse looking after his newborn baby in the hospital, this hollow, unfunny "comedy" moves from merely tedious to nasty.