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Nuanced performances and an understated tone make The Housekeeper transcend its familiar premise.
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Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton make the life of a middle-aged single person look highly desirable. The Housekeeper doesn't deal in such delusions. Dec 19, 2003 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton make the life of a middle-aged single person look highly desirable. The Housekeeper doesn't deal in such delusions.
Susan Walker
None of this is profoundly new, but the delicacy of the telling is well worth the experience. Dec 19, 2003 | Rating: 3/4
None of this is profoundly new, but the delicacy of the telling is well worth the experience.
Liam Lacey
With their reverse-chemistry, [Bacri and Dequenne are] so good together -- hot and hilarious simultaneously -- that you'd think they'd been a team for ages. Nov 7, 2003 | Rating: 4/5
With their reverse-chemistry, [Bacri and Dequenne are] so good together -- hot and hilarious simultaneously -- that you'd think they'd been a team for ages.
Jay Boyar
It's a slight film, well-acted by Bacri and Emilie Dequenne. Sep 18, 2003 | Rating: 3/5
It's a slight film, well-acted by Bacri and Emilie Dequenne.
Richard Nilsen
An acutely observed (and felt) essay on loneliness. Aug 28, 2003 | Rating: B
An acutely observed (and felt) essay on loneliness.
Eleanor Ringel Cater
Like Chabrol reconfigured into a mildly droll midlife-crisis tease. Aug 15, 2003 | Rating: B- | Full Review…
Like Chabrol reconfigured into a mildly droll midlife-crisis tease.
Owen Gleiberman
I wouldn't want this Housekeeper around my house, but your mileage may vary. Apr 23, 2005 | Full Review…
I wouldn't want this Housekeeper around my house, but your mileage may vary.
Jean Lowerison
...possesses a shrewd understanding of the way human beings crave and pursue affection. Jan 27, 2005 | Rating: B+
...possesses a shrewd understanding of the way human beings crave and pursue affection.
Philip Martin
Dequenne fills the free-spirited role of Laura adequately enough. But there's precious little chemistry or understanding as to why she's attracted to Jacques... May 21, 2004 | Full Review…
Dequenne fills the free-spirited role of Laura adequately enough. But there's precious little chemistry or understanding as to why she's attracted to Jacques...
Matt Kelemen
...a refreshing alternative to the myriad of overcranked stories churned out by Hollywood. Dec 21, 2003 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
...a refreshing alternative to the myriad of overcranked stories churned out by Hollywood.
David Nusair
It's as if it's being told to you by a distracted middle-aged narrator who's looking at a beautiful college girl out of the corner of his eye. Dec 19, 2003 | Rating: 2.5/5
It's as if it's being told to you by a distracted middle-aged narrator who's looking at a beautiful college girl out of the corner of his eye.
Jim Slotek
Sells sex like how ice cream is hawked on a hot July day at the beach. Dec 2, 2003 | Rating: B- | Full Review…
Sells sex like how ice cream is hawked on a hot July day at the beach.
Dennis Schwartz
Nice decent tale of a middle age man meeting and having a relationship with a much younger, very pretty woman. A bit slow in spots, but pretty wistful by film's end. Small story told well.
Super Reviewer
It is similar to the House Sitter, nothing special.
A sweet bit of fluff. Very entertaining. May not be great movie making, but the characters are fully believable and the story progresses smoothly. Bittersweet ending may be a comment on the inevitable breakup of such May-December romances. Solid cast, beautiful scenery, minimal dialogue. Very entertaining, but not designed for thoughtful dissection or introspection. Enjoy this on a warm summers day, or even better, in the depth of winter. Enjoy it for what it is: a real trip to the beach, in more ways than one.
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