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37 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliThis is a smart, adult romance that rarely panders to clichés, and gives up the heady bliss of most such movies in favor of something bittersweet.
- 75Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversEven the film's missteps (the score, by Barrington Pheloung, is cringe-inducing) can't stop this meditation on love -- Martin calls it "Jane Austen for the twenty-first century" -- from melting into heartbreak.
- 75Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerChristian Science MonitorPeter RainerWhether intentionally or not, Martin has given us something truly spooky: A full-fledged portrait of a hollow man.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThe Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenDisplaying some fine performances -- including a lovely one by Claire Danes and a lively one by Jason Schwartzman -- the elegantly appointed Shopgirl certainly has the goods but it ultimately fails to make the sale.
- 70New York Magazine (Vulture)Ken TuckerNew York Magazine (Vulture)Ken TuckerDanes gives a marvelously quiet, poignant performance.
- 70The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan Rabin"Hilary And Jackie" director Anand Tucker establishes and maintains an appropriately delicate tone, apart from the presence of cartoonish, jarring man-eater Bridgette Wilson, who seems to have wandered in from a much cruder comedy.
- 70L.A. WeeklyMark OlsenL.A. WeeklyMark OlsenThere's something refreshing about a film set in Los Angeles that gets its L.A.-ness right -- the difference in vibe between Silver Lake and the Hollywood Hills, or the types of people at CityWalk versus Saks. It is that sense of specificity, both geographic and emotional, that gives Shopgirl its pull.
- 67Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumIn their way, Mirabelle and Ray are the deracinated West Coast equivalents of a Woody Allen couple.
- 60VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonMartin hits all the right notes while subtly conveying both the appealing sophistication and the purposeful reserve of Ray. But he cannot entirely avoid being overshadowed by Dane's endearingly vulnerable, emotionally multifaceted and fearlessly open performance.
- 60Village VoiceJessica WinterVillage VoiceJessica WinterUnfolds as a series of slightly disjointed vignettes, padded with redundant voiceover and an oppressively histrionic score.