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  Review by Maryam ★★★½

  i am....gay.

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  Review by Daniel Byndas ★★

  I) A hat movie. II) This movie makes a big deal about Chéri being 19 years old. Unfortunately, they cast an actor who is 28 years old to play him, and while the movie does skip ahead six years, he doesn't particularly look like he is 25 either. Especially a 25 year old who has led a easy carefree life. III) These people lead such hollow lives that it's hard to take any of it seriously. IV) Awesome hats, though.

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  Review by lauren ★

  my mom’s name is cheri

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  Review by Matt ★★★½

  I can't criticise his character, mainly because he doesn't seem to have one

  This line is almost too meta for words, it describes the movie perfectly. Michelle Pfeiffer turns in a wonderful performance in a movie that just seems to...exist around her. But honestly, maybe that's enough?

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  Review by ro ★★★★½

  like chéri i too am a bratty lover of milfs who cries over minor inconveniences

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  Review by cerebos ★★★

  i feel things for michelle pfeiffer

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  Review by Vanessa Perez ★★★½

  Beautiful production designs, costumes, & score. I loved the story based on the French novel by Collette published in 1920. Kudos to Michelle Pfeiffer & Rupert Friend for pulling off the portrayals of the 2 main characters very well. Kathy Bates, (as much as I adore her), seemed off & in my opinion was over acting in her portrayal of Cheri’s mother, hence the 3.5 stars. 

  
  
  

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  Review by the_narrator ★★★ 1

  This movie is a fantastic closing line in search of something substantial to precede it.

  (Darius Khondji does a great job shooting it, as expected. It's a wonderful "postcard" movie for France thanks to him, much like Magic in the Moonlight several years later, and Khondji makes Michelle Pfeiffer look even more luminous than normal with his lighting, but it goes beyond just making things look nice with its visual contrasts between the dazzlingly warm scenes of Lea and Cheri's romance and the icy cold scenes of pretty much everything else.)

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  Review by Rosie 🦋 ★★★★

  Like a little macaron

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  Review by bethexley ★★★★

  2nd Kathy bates film of the day, god what a treat! I high key love everything about this film, but especially the greenhouse conservatory, the fun hats, and Rupert friend with long hair and wearing pearls.... the aesthetic is GORGEOUS and damn, I can’t wait to be an old woman taking turns around the grounds in a floaty dress, talking about how I was once very beautiful

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  Review by michaeldmcclain ★★½

  One half of this film is pure frothy fun and one half is strangely grim and never the two shall gel.

  The hats are plentiful and the quips are dependably zingy, thanks to Christopher Hampton's acidic pen.
  Kathy Bates and Michelle Pfeiffer are wonderful together.
  I'd say that's the only redeeming quality of a surprising low point for Stephen Frears: to see these two legends trade barbs. That, and Rupert Friend's juicy ass.

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  Review by Eliza Verhovsek ★★★½

  An entertaining and theatrical watch. 

  Slightly lacks the depth needed to explore its thematic concern of relationships with large age gaps, but was still engaging and well made.

  
  Rupert Friend is an extremely underrated actor.