Amélie Reviews
Matt's Movie Reviews
After witnessing firsthand the pleasures of Amelie Poulain's little world, I realized its oddball sense works greatly in the movie's favor.
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| Original Score: 4.5/5
TheMovieReport.com
Cynics can scoff all they want, but why, when it's simply easier to just surrender to the magic?
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| Original Score: 4/4
eFilmCritic.com
In a year when so many films dealt with the darker side of "dreams vs. reality" - we're finally offered a cinematic dream that we'd rather not wake from.
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| Original Score: 3.5/4
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
I like my films to be more intellectual and less like French pastry.
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| Original Score: C
Cinerina
Charming but not magical.
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Film Blather
It's not every day that you see a film so enamored with its own quirkiness.
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| Original Score: C
eFilmCritic.com
See it, love it, and let Amélie renew your connection with life's simple pleasures - when it's over, you'll wonder how you lived this long without it.
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| Original Score: 4/4
Baseline.Hollywood.com
Is it possible to describe to another what pure, unadulterated joy feels like? Because that the expression one leaves the theater with after seeing Amelie ...
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| Original Score: 5/5
Lawrence Journal-World
Jeunet's optical sleights of hand would be hollow if he also didn't create dozens of vivid and frequently lovable characters.
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| Original Score: 3.5/4
Laramie Movie Scope
It makes you wish the real world was like this movie. It is a light story filled with wonder and good humor, a real audience pleaser.
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| Original Score: 3/4
culturevulture.net
An effervescent world of unrequited love, suicidal goldfish, photo booth intrigue and elaborate courtship schemes.
Screen It!
An infectiously delightful and magical film that's absolutely entertaining and fun to watch, and is guaranteed to leave viewers with a satisfied smile on their faces.
Arizona Daily Star
A witty, exuberant sugar rush for the art house.
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| Original Score: 3.5/4
Reeling Reviews
There is originality and style galore as pretty Amelie works hard to make positive changes in the lives of those around her.
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| Original Score: B+
Apollo Guide
A beautiful film - tonic for the romantically challenged and a breath of fresh air for all but the most long-gone of cinematic cynics.
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| Original Score: 86/100
Internet Reviews
... puts your tolerance for non-stop whimsy to the test.
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| Original Score: 3/4
Top CriticTautou is gloriously alive in the title role.
A blast of pure movie bliss, a hilarious, imaginative and exhilarating love letter to the romantic in all of us.
