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- 60Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleLos Angeles TimesRobert AbeleWhile there's regrettably nothing terribly witty or surprising about any of this as either love story or laugh machine, director Scott Marshall does manage a breezy, good-natured tone toward this oft-mocked cultural phenomenon that allows for eye-rolling and smiling in equal measure.
- 40The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerThe New York TimesNeil GenzlingerThe script, by Mr. Marshall and R. A. White, doesn't contain enough that's genuinely funny, which leaves everybody trying too hard. Only Ann-Margret, as the fair's reigning queen, retains her dignity.
- 38Orlando SentinelRoger MooreOrlando SentinelRoger MooreGive it points on setting and a couple of the performances, but the joke-starved All's Faire in Love only rarely rises to the level of fair to middling.
- 20New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNew York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierFinding a fresh setting for a comedy is difficult, but a Renaissance fair is too broad a target.
- 12Slant MagazineNick SchagerSlant MagazineNick SchagerAll's Faire in Love's lackluster compositions and absence of rhythm are a perfect match for writer-director Scott Marshall's script (co-written with R.A. White and Jeffrey Ray Wine), which operates according to a Revenge of the Nerds-style us-versus-them template almost as stagnant as Ricci's phoned-in turn.
- 0Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovThere's punishment and then there's prolonged, squirm-inducing psychological torture, which is a more accurate description of All's Faire in Love, a romantic comedy that will only be "romantic" to audience members under the age of 14 and utterly devoid of genuine yuks and the necessary rom-com spark.
- 0New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickPutting it as kindly as possible, this pitiful romantic comedy directed by Scott Marshall (dad Garry did "Pretty Woman'') peaks with its animated opening credits.
- From the opening credits -- an animated sequence so crude a junior-high art student would be ashamed of it -- to a climax in which Kate's dog is taken hostage with a crossbow, there's not an ounce of mirth in this parade of ghastly accents, tin-eared romantic montages and dime-store knavery.