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Metascore
17 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleA culture-clash comedy that, in addition to being very funny, captures some of the discomfort and embarrassment of being a bumbling American in Europe.
- 75Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaPhiladelphia InquirerSteven ReaA goofy combination of screwball farce and Dogma-style verite grit and gloom.
- 75Boston GlobeWesley MorrisBoston GlobeWesley MorrisNo one here is prodding you to laugh. It just happens.
- 70Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasDelightfully bittersweet culture-clash comedy. If what's funny is frequently hilarious, then what's nasty truly stings, and the film is honest enough not to tie up everything with a ribbon.
- 67Austin ChronicleSarah HepolaAustin ChronicleSarah HepolaAn admirable little film, a funny and familiar depiction of Americans traveling abroad, strangers to each other and themselves.
- 63New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardRudd delivers the best bad Franglais since Inspector Clouseau.
- 58Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerSeattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerBarely substantial enough for a feature but just light and tasty enough to satisfy.
- 50New Times (L.A.)Andy KleinNew Times (L.A.)Andy KleinAn occasionally funny, but overall limp, fish-out-of-water story.
- 30The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsNever recovering the energy of its early scenes, the heavily improvised Château becomes shapeless and dull.
- 20TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghDirector Jesse Peretz, onetime bassist for The Lemonheads, cut his teeth on music videos and appears to have embraced the austere aesthetics of Dogme 95 filmmakers without comprehending that an interesting story and well-developed characters are supposed to be part of the package.