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Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
Cluzot, with his uncanny resemblance to Dustin Hoffman, is an engaging actor who effortlessly summons up inner neurosis. The others are all skilled at light wit and banter; in a way, the film is simply a record of the French being French.
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75
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch Calvin Wilson
Whereas "Chill" attempted to define a generation, "Lies" is more of a statement about the nature and limits of friendship.
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63
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Philadelphia Inquirer Steven Rea
Little White Lies wants to capture something momentous and meaningful in these people's lives. But ultimately it's hard to care.
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63
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New York Post Kyle Smith
France's friendship dramedy Little White Lies is such a blatant rip-off of a far better American movie that it could have been called "Le Big Chill."
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63
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ReelViews James Berardinelli
The French have an entirely different idea of what constitutes a "comedy" from the Americans. Little White Lies is classified as a "comedy" in its country of origin. I suppose that's meant in a Shakespearean sense, because there's not a lot of humor in Canet's screenplay, which is primarily dramatic and includes scenes of outright tragedy.
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60
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The Hollywood Reporter Michael Rechtshaffen
Thanks to a sparkling ensemble headed by Francois Cluzet and Marion Cotillard, the familiar backdrop still provides ample opportunity for audience pleasing in Guillaume Canet's nicely observed dramatic comedy.
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60
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Los Angeles Times
With an ensemble led by Marion Cotillard and François Cluzet, the French hit has personality to burn, and squanders most of it.
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60
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New York Daily News Joe Neumaier
The boat rides and picnics we're privy to are an enjoyable way to get to a bittersweet conclusion. Yet it's hard not to feel like we've taken this trip before.
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50
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Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman
The trouble with Guillaume Canet's French gloss on "The Big Chill" is that it has no underlying chill.
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50
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San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle
Little White Lies is never boring, always watchable, always reasonably rewarding. It's just that, when it's over, 2 1/2 hours seems too big an investment for just pretty good.
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30
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Wall Street Journal Joe Morgenstern
You're tempted to keep watching, even though the running time is a bloated 154 minutes, to see if anyone, or the movie itself, turns remotely likable. The answer to that, alas, is no.
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