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10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63New York Daily NewsNew York Daily NewsWith a plot laden with mistaken identities, voyeurism, marijuana-laced brownies and even a cameo by Vanessa Redgrave playing herself, "Merci" tries too hard to be madcap.
- 50Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasAn elegant Merchant Ivory production, it is too slight and perhaps too precious. But it will be a witty pleasure for admirers of its grande dames: Dianne Wiest, Jane Birkin and Bulle Ogier.
- 30Village VoiceVillage VoiceLitvack offers a cameo by Vanessa Redgrave as proof that there's a prestige picture within all this frivolous melodrama. Non, merci.
- 30The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterLitvack is lazy with his jokes, characterizations, motives, and plotting.
- 30L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorThis is less a coming-out tale than a showcase for late-middle-aged hysterical divas in flowing caftans to yell, scream and ride roughshod over the young homosexuals who are nominally the movie's center.
- 30The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenStrains to be the ne plus ultra of arch, hyper-sophisticated fun, but the laughs are few.
- 25New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoBrainless and pointless.
- 20Dallas ObserverRobert WilonskyDallas ObserverRobert WilonskyAndrew Litvack, whose inability to direct is outweighed only by his inability to write anything remotely witty, enlightening, or engaging. Calling this a farce would be, well, a farce.
- 10Film ThreatPhil HallFilm ThreatPhil HallGhastly.
- 10VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyA disastrous stab at contemporary farce.