75
Metascore
17 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90L.A. WeeklyScott FoundasL.A. WeeklyScott FoundasTestud, who learned to speak Japanese phonetically for the role, is nothing short of sublime, her expressive face morphing from tear-stained frustration to slaphappy delirium with the speed of lightning flashing across the Tokyo sky.
- 88New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoHilarious from first frame to last.
- 88Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaPhiladelphia InquirerSteven ReaAmelie is utterly charming. And so, too, is the film.
- 80VarietyLisa NesselsonVarietyLisa NesselsonClassy, funny cross-cultural adventure is Alain Corneau's most accomplished and entertaining film since 1991's "Tous les matins du monde."
- 80The New York TimesDana StevensThe New York TimesDana StevensMr. Corneau, an eclectic director with a mildly perverse sensibility, turns the conflict of cultures into a psychodrama that is at once lighthearted and intense.
- This quietly odd and hilarious tale is a bit like a Japanese version of the popular BBC comedy series "The Office" or perhaps the "Dilbert" comic strip at its peak.
- 75New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardA marvelous cross between "Secretary" and "Lost in Translation."
- 63Miami HeraldMarta BarberMiami HeraldMarta BarberThe events in this film take place in the 1980s. Let's hope working conditions in Japan have "westernized."
- 40Village VoiceVillage VoiceA culture-clash comedy that takes the notion of Japanese otherness to ludicrous extremes.