Most of the time, Klapisch's dramaturgy cannot match the ambition of his premise, and he particularly fails in trying to push the cutesy, rom-com leanings of the scenario.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Dec 9, 2018

Paris is a fitting tribute to the dynamic people who populate one of the greatest cities on earth.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Dec 5, 2018

My expectation was that the City of Lights would be displayed in an exceptional manner. Take it from me, it is not.

| Jan 17, 2018

Even when Mr. Klapisch is pulling off the feat quite competently, one can't help but think that he's capable of so much more than this.

| Oct 7, 2015

It's amusing enough, until boredom, then dread, then incredulity set in as we realize we must now spend two poorly written, pasted-together hours in [the characters'] company.

| Oct 20, 2014

Paris suffers from a pervasively uneven sensibility that is, to an increasingly distressing degree, compounded by an overlong running time...

| Original Score: 2/4 | Feb 10, 2014

Less a gourmet meal than a flaky pastry, Paris is a slight but sweet love letter to the urban life of the city of lights...

| Mar 25, 2010

Director Cdric Klapisch embraces Parisians' reputation for moroseness with a cast of melancholy, but passionate, characters.

| Mar 25, 2010

When these Parisians actually do connect, the city's magic finally begins to shine. Binoche, in particular, positively glows when things finally go right for her. Still, such moments seem a long time coming, and often feel, well, a bit rushed.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Dec 10, 2009

'Seize the Day.' That's the title of a song that plays during the end credits... It's also the trite message of this tedious tapestry-of-life ensemble piece, in which a prettily dying young man advises his man-less sister to 'take a chance on chance.'

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Dec 1, 2009

Despite some wonderful performances and memorable situations, writer-director Cdric Klapisch ('L'Auberge Espagnole') fails to recapture the warmth of his previous ensemble dramas.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Nov 27, 2009

Overlong and with ambitions of grandeur, Cedric Klapisch's enjoyable Paris is an attempt at Trollopean social archaeology that's best received with a shrug and a smile.

| Original Score: 85/100 | Nov 7, 2009

It may occasionally seem a little too facile, but all in all the movie scores more points than not and becomes a film of genuine merit.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 4, 2009

You can't really argue with a film that tells us we should be good to one another, celebrates the importance of family and suggests we should live our lives to the fullest.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 29, 2009

[Y]ou probably cannot ever go wrong with a flick set in the City of Light and starring one of the most luminous actresses ever to grace the arthouse screen...

| Oct 19, 2009

An explosion of acting, sets and costumes that leaves the viewer with a feeling of near permanent glossiness.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Oct 19, 2009

Klapisch's movie boasts passages of genuine magic.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 9, 2009

In this overpacked ensemble cast, it's Binoche you want to see more of.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 9, 2009

...this Paris is a fantasy unlikely to be encountered by either tourist or resident, but considered as a travelogue for intellectuals, it's an enjoyable way to spend a few hours

| Original Score: 6/10 | Oct 9, 2009

When it comes to being a fool for love, there are no city limits.

| Original Score: B | Oct 2, 2009