Fresh
Although there's some meat on the menu, "Delicacy" ends up as lightly sugared and as gently bent as a fortune cookie.
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Delicacy
A new romantic comedy about Love, Fate, and other Delicacies
2011 · 1h 48m · PG-13
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
David Foenkinos
,
Stéphane Foenkinos
Overview
A French woman mourning over the death of her husband three years prior is courted by a Swedish co-worker.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
63%
Tomatometer
Fresh
It never hits the target, but its sincerity is surely preferable to the machine-tooled slickness of Hollywood models.
Trevor Johnston, Time Out
Fresh
"Delicacy" isn't going to set anybody's psyche on fire with its insights into grieving and emotional recovery, but as a crepe-thin romantic snack, it has its moments.
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
Rotten
Their princess-frog courtship has some funny moments, but the trauma and ongoing adjustment of someone losing a spouse is downplayed too much for the story to be entirely convincing.
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Fresh
A charming French love story about a beautiful widow and the schlub who loves her.
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
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