Rotten
Ultimately, especially coming from director Lasse Hallstrom, such a slight flick doubles as a fat disappointment.
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Chocolat
One taste is all it takes.
2000 · 2h 1m · PG-13
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Lasse Hallström
Overview
In the winter of 1959, a single mother and her young daughter arrive in a rural French town, where they open an unusual chocolate shop that disrupts the moral fiber of the strictly Catholic townsfolk and mayor.
Director and cast
- Lasse Hallström Director
- Juliette Binoche as Vianne Rocher
- Alfred Molina as Comte Paul de Reynaud
- Judi Dench as Armande Voizin
- Lena Olin as Josephine Muscat
- Johnny Depp as Roux
- Hugh O'Conor as Father Henri
- Carrie-Anne Moss as Caroline Clairmont
- John Wood as Guillaume Blerot
- Peter Stormare as Serge Muscat
- Leslie Caron Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
63%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A sinfully scrumptious bonbon.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Rotten
Watching Chocolat is like binging on a bottomless box of truffles: Tastes good and sweet at first, but after a while, you start feeling a little green.
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
Rotten
One of those whimsical concoctions that tries too hard, and goes too long, for its own good.
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Fresh
Chocolat, like Hallstrom's adaptation of The Cider House Rules, succeeds primarily through its casting.
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press
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