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Im Juli. (In July) (2000)

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Average Rating: 7/10
Reviews Counted: 27
Fresh: 24 | Rotten: 3

A charmingly fresh romantic comedy/road movie.

83

Average Rating: 6.7/10
Critic Reviews: 12
Fresh: 10 | Rotten: 2

A charmingly fresh romantic comedy/road movie.

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Movie Info

Can Daniel follow the sun from Hamburg to the Bosporus by Friday to meet his love?

Unrated, 1 hr. 39 min.

Drama, Art House & International, Comedy

Fatih Akin

Jun 8, 2004

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All Critics (32) | Top Critics (14) | Fresh (24) | Rotten (3) | DVD (2)

The journey's the thing, and nearly every kilometer of it holds adventure, charm and laughter.

December 19, 2003 Full Review Source: Denver Post | Comment
Denver Post
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[A] sweet little crowd-pleaser.

September 26, 2003 Full Review Source: Boston Globe | Comment
Boston Globe
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Instead of avoiding the genre's conventions, the effervescent German film revels in them, resulting in a picture so infectious it almost seems original.

May 17, 2002 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | Comment
San Francisco Chronicle
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A small but charming romance.

May 10, 2002 Comment
Washington Post
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Feels surprisingly fresh.

May 10, 2002 Full Review Source: Washington Post | Comment
Washington Post
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[Akin] allows his madcap chases and travel montages to go on too long.

February 1, 2002 Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | Comment
Houston Chronicle
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Bleibtreu's almost too-innocent shy guy works, and his wider familiarity will help sell the adventure, but it's his co-star who gives us the emotional mileage of the drive.

December 21, 2004 Full Review Source: Cinema Signals | Comment
Cinema Signals

None of this is the least bit believable, but all is told with a light touch and good humor and the characters are quirky enough that you can't help enjoying the ride.

May 22, 2004 Full Review Source: San Diego Metropolitan | Comment
San Diego Metropolitan

We've been to this place many times before, folks: An overly fastidious, brainy male gets led through a series of zany adventures by a free-spirited female, and the moral of the story is to not live life so cautiously.

February 12, 2004 Comment (1)
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Explodes with hope and good will, paying tribute to Georges Méličs and the persistence of cinematic magic along the way.

December 24, 2003 Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | Comment
Film Freak Central

While it's true that this 2000 romantic comedy is basically a Teutonic riff on the 1985 John Cusack comedy The Sure Thing, In July still has just enough twists and turns and is just light enough on its feet to stand on its own.

December 12, 2003 Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | Comment
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

[It has] such engaging characters [that] if Akin wasn't working overtime trying to get these kids together, viewers might get the urge to play matchmaker themselves.

December 12, 2003 Full Review Source: Salt Lake Tribune | Comment
Salt Lake Tribune

If you're the sort who used to enjoy romantic comedies before they became doddering and formulaic chick flicks, take some steps and search this one out.

April 4, 2003 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | Comment
eFilmCritic.com

If you need to get away and all you have is nine bucks and two hours, you know where to go.

May 21, 2002 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | Comment
Combustible Celluloid

It never ceases to amaze me how much mileage there is left in the road trip and romantic comedy genres when they're blessed with a little creativity.

May 17, 2002 Full Review Source: SPLICEDWire | Comment
SPLICEDWire

The freshest road movie to come along in quite some time.

May 16, 2002 Full Review Source: Contra Costa Times | Comment
Contra Costa Times
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Audience Reviews for Im Juli. (In July)

If only things were that simple in real life.

September 29, 2011
DragonEyeMorrison
Tsubaki Sanjuro

Super Reviewer

Another great foreign film that I'd watch over (almost) any domestic film any day. Good performances, witty and quirky dialogue, and well-timed direction make this road-odyssey a must see

July 12, 2006
cosmo313
Chris Weber

Super Reviewer

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