Sweet as a dish of chocolate mousse, thin as a raspberry crepe, and light as the foam on top of a cappuccino, Avenue Montaigne is more of a dessert than a full three-course meal.
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02/15/07
Avenue Montaigne (2007)
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Reviews Counted:92
Fresh:68
Rotten:24
Average Rating:6.5/10
Consensus: A cute and bubbly French comedy that carries no deeper lessons or agendas than to have a little fun for 90 minutes.
Theatrical Release:Feb 16, 2007 Limited
Box Office: $1,933,592
Synopsis: The charming Cecile de France sizzles as a waitress with a dream in the French romantic comedy AVENUE MONTAIGNE. Directed by Danièle Thompson (JET LAG) and written by Thompson and her son,... [More]
Starring: Cecile de France, Claude Brasseur, Valerie Lemercier, Albert Dupontel
Director: Daniele Thompson
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Reviews for Avenue Montaigne
[Actress Cecile] De France is irresistible, and the whole film is like a big cookie.
02/15/07
Top CriticIf [Thompson] doesn't always know where to place the camera, her sparkling dialogue and the rich performances she elicits consistently make up for it.
03/16/07
Avenue Montaigne is a tasty specimen of Gallic comfort food: it's well-sauced, it goes down easy and it satisfies.
02/20/07
Top CriticA thoroughly enjoyably and wistfully charming ensemble drama carried off with an irresistible Gallic flair.
03/31/07
Something like 'Love Actually,' in Gallic.
05/04/07
Pleasant is perhaps the best word to describe the film. It entertains while it lasts, does not overstay its welcome (1:45 feels just about right), and provides reasonable closure to all the storylines.
02/15/07
Top Critica frothy confection that, much like its characters, often seems at odds with its own ambitions.
07/02/07
A very dated and strained sort of gaiety.
02/23/07
Outside of some lovely encounters between Jessica and her beloved grandmother, the film seems mostly obvious and two-dimensional. And with subtitles.
04/20/07
Accessible and predictable but enjoyable Parisian drama.
02/23/07
A charming French film about the yearnings of an ordinary young woman and the rich and famous celebrities she encounters in her job as a waitress at a famous Paris bistro.
02/25/07
Una comedia simpática y pintoresca, si bien peca de algo de ingenuidad, cierta superficialidad dramática y una indefinición de tono que le quitan interés y credibilidad.
08/22/07
Not a fully great film, but damn near close; witty, charming, and ultimately rather touching.
03/03/07
Aside from pretty people behaving cutely, though, there's just not much here, and even devoted Francophiles may nod into their cafe crèmes.
03/02/07
Top CriticSilly, sweet and sentimental, this French comedy is thoroughly engaging.
02/15/07
There's plenty to enjoy here, even though the film feels utterly fluffy and superficial.
02/22/07
It may pull you into the tent with a promise of hoochie-koochie girls, but it delivers a rousing sermon on faith, hope and charity before it lets you back out again.
03/01/07
Top CriticA film about love and art, about passing time and time passing, Avenue Montaigne is a humble pleasure.
02/16/07
Top CriticA predictable piece of middlebrow nostalgia – akin to a French Love Actually – in which all the characters’ emotional predicaments and professional problems are miraculously resolved.
02/22/07
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