Magical and enchanting.

| Mar 1, 2007

[When the Sea Rises] treads lightly, but leaves little impression.

Full Review | Original Score: C+ | Nov 27, 2006

When the Sea Rises remains a strangely sad love story of rare poetic power.

Full Review | Feb 15, 2006

An eccentric French comedy that is never quite as charming as it intends to be.

Full Review | Feb 3, 2006

A charming, accessible movie that spotlights Moreau's talent against a fanciful cinematic backdrop.

Full Review | Jan 19, 2006

An interesting and at times poignant blend of fact and fiction.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jan 13, 2006

It's a distinct and bittersweet story about how romance, however fleeting, can pop up in the most unexpected places.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 13, 2006

It's nice to see a love story that deals with mature people. We're not likely to get anything like it from Hollywood.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 13, 2006

It's a bountiful showcase for Moreau, whose lopsided, squinty beauty grows on you just as it grows on the drifter who eagerly volunteers from the audience each night.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jan 13, 2006

A bittersweet, if somewhat slight, slice of thespian life and love.

| Original Score: B | Jan 13, 2006

An unlikely romance, one that is impossible not to root for, despite the suggestion of menace that always remains close to the surface.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 13, 2006

A delightful romantic comedy about two lovable eccentrics who enjoy playing together.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 13, 2006

The film's intimacy is not unlike the similarly wistful romance on the road Lost in Translation or the fanciful My Summer of Love.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jan 13, 2006

Graced with a magnetic lead performance by Yolande Moreau, this French-Belgian movie follows the road tour of a middle-aged solo comedienne through northern France.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 12, 2006

Smartly weaves Moreau's lyrically slapstick solo show Dirty Business into this shaggy dog romance, making a heartfelt contrast between the thrilling spontaneity of theater and the fizzy unpredictability of life.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 12, 2006

Wondrous quiet acting by all involved.

| Jan 12, 2006

When the Sea Rises possesses a scattershot charm, a distanced attitude toward comedy and context that is less likely a conscious style than the result of neophyte filmmakers testing their thin ice.

Full Review | Jan 10, 2006

A nicely-developed tale of an unlike romance.

| Original Score: B | Jan 3, 2006

A quirky ode to transient romance and a showbizer's life on the road.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Dec 17, 2005

It's lightweight and rather forgettable but laudable for its honest, respectful treatment of its characters.

| Original Score: 5/10 | Aug 5, 2005