
Following a breakdown, multi-lingual Jean quits his job as a UNESCO translator to become handyman at Emilie's hair salon. Smitten by her he writes her a love letter but she thinks it comes from an elderly admirer and sends it on to her mother Maddy, who needs cheering after her husband left. Eventually Maddy comes to the conclusion that Jean is her secret admirer and Emilie plays up to this to keep her mother content and sane. When Emile tells the truth neither Maddy or Jean ... (Full plot summary below)
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Following a breakdown, multi-lingual Jean quits his job as a UNESCO translator to become handyman at Emilie's hair salon. Smitten by her he writes her a love letter but she thinks it comes from an elderly admirer and sends it on to her mother Maddy, who needs cheering after her husband left. Eventually Maddy comes to the conclusion that Jean is her secret admirer and Emilie plays up to this to keep her mother content and sane. When Emile tells the truth neither Maddy or Jean are pleased but love eventually finds a way to make them all happy.
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| FILMINK (Australia)Jenni DawesFalling short on charm and chuckles, audiences will be hard-pressed to care what happens to these contrived and largely unsympathetic characters. |
| London Evening StandardDerek MalcolmWinsome in the extreme and a bit chauvinist too. |
| Real.comLisa Giles-KeddieSalvadori's small pocket of volatile life, like in any soap opera, is intoxicating to watch and voyeuristic in nature. |
| Cinema em CenaPablo VillaçaFunciona muito bem até o instante em que decide que abraçar um romance hollywoodiano é mais importante do que respeitar a lógica de sua narrativa. |
| Birmingham Mail Graham YoungGenerally light and frothy, the film's direction and ending is wholly predictable but Tautou helps to make the journey worthwhile. |
| Birmingham PostRoz LawsFans of Tautou will enjoy watching a film that's nicely shot and quite amusing at times, but this is sadly no Amelie. |
| ViewLondonMatthew TurnerWatchable French romcom (or Fromcom) that doesn't quite pull off the magic of either Priceless or Heartrbeaker but succeeds thanks to an amusing script and winning performances from its three leads. |
| Empire MagazinePatrick PetersUndemanding if occasionally uneven stuff. |
| Little White LiesMatt BochenskiThis was an opportunity for Tautou to represent a new kind of romantic anti-heroine, but nobody seemed to be interested. |
| Total FilmTom DawsonSalvadori generates few laughs from this convoluted tale, whose romcom trappings sit uneasily with its lonely, troubled characters. |