Movie Review for He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not

Summary: From two very different perspectives, a romance is revealed which charts the relationship between Angelique, a young French student, and Loic, the married doctor with whom she is in love. Though Angelique attempts to get Loic to leave his wife and run away with her to Florence, Loic sees Angelique's "love" in quite a different light.

                         Reviews of He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
By Eleanor Ringel Gillespie of Atlanta Journal-Constitution (6/1)
            A dazzling diversion with dark undertones.

By Marc Savlov of Austin Chronicle (7/0)
            This delightfully deranged love story should be required viewing for the smitten among us, not to...

By Nev Pierce of BBC (7/0)
            A movie this smug doesn't deserve to be seen.

By Rob Thomas of Capital Times (Madison, WI) (7/0)
            The execution doesn’t quite come together, mostly because of an unnecessary “Memento”-like struct...

By Michael Wilmington of Chicago Tribune (7/0)
            Though I wouldn't call He Loves Me a total success, it's smart, intriguing and quite ambitious.

By Harvey S. Karten of Compuserve (7/0)
            Tatou still inhabits the role of an annoying woman but the Rashomon feature affords heft for this...

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By Larry Carroll of Countingdown.com (7/0)
            A rare film that confidently balances between the two most unlikely extremes - joy and terror - a...

By Boo Allen of Denton Record Chronicle (TX) (7/0)
            "Amelie" as a psychopathic killer? Mon dieu.

By Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly (7/0)
            A valentine for those who thought the beatific smiles dispensed by Audrey Tautou in the spun-suga...

By Shirley Sealy of Film Journal International (7/0)
            While not as terrifyingly realistic as earlier films on the same general theme ... He Loves Me, H...

By Christopher Null of filmcritic.com (7/0)
            She's a maniacal homewrecker who'll stop at nothing to break up a happy family. And we're suppose...

By Steve Rhodes of Internet Reviews (7/0)
            If you think the mystery/thriller genre has exhausted all possible twists by now, you haven't see...

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By Kevin Thomas of Los Angeles Times (7/0)
            It is ultimately unsettling in the utmost, its creepiness leavened by only the slightest touch of...

By Anita Schmaltz of Metro Times (Detroit, MI) (7/0)
            [Take] madness — mixed with inspiration from watching The Sixth Sense. Add a touch of Mulholland ...

By Marty Mapes of Movie Habit (7/0)
            The movie's structure is a gimmick, and it works, even if it's too long

By Stephen Holden of New York Times (7/0)
            The notion of turning Ms. Tautou's waifish charms back on themselves to suggest a demonic witcher...

By Nick Schager of Nitrate Online (7/0)
            Very little fun, and, even at ninety minutes, is easily thirty minutes too long.

By Frank Swietek of One Guy's Opinion (7/0)
            May work better as a cinematic puzzle than as a pure thriller, but it still makes for an enjoyabl...

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By Jon Popick of Planet Sick-Boy (7/0)
            One memorable trip, and, since it's being released Valentine's Day weekend, it might be the ideal...

By Tangee Boyce of Reel.com (7/0)
            He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not's split-personality screenplay is a wonderful opportunity for Tautou...

By James Berardinelli of ReelViews (7/0)
            Colombani and her cast remind us that the best thrillers are built upon superb writing and strong...

By Ed Gonzalez of Slant Magazine (7/0)
            The pointlessness of this exercise is surpassed only by its rank misogyny.

By Rob Blackwelder of SPLICEDWire (7/0)
            The director keeps secrets from the audience so she can spring them later as "surprises." (But) i...

By Maitland McDonagh of TV Guide's Movie Guide (7/0)
            Uncovering the dark face of a sugared-rose like Tatou is a good gimmick, but it's not enough to s...

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By Michael O'Sullivan of Washington Post (7/0)
            Deeply creepy and richly satisfying.

By Phil Villarreal of Arizona Daily Star (3/4) No reference
            A fascinating premise, but the film isn't quite grouned enough to strike the chords it strives f...

By Justin Hartung of Citysearch (3/4) No reference
            Exploring the flipside of Tautou's adorable pixie is an interesting idea, but this movie just isn...

By Robert Denerstein of Denver Rocky Mountain News (3/4) No reference
            Colombani knows how to stir strands of dark humor into a movie whose tone dances nimbly between t...

By Jeff Vice of Deseret News, Salt Lake City (6/1) No reference
            An unsettling and often creepy little thriller, which at first appears to be fairly straightforwa...

By Tom Long of Detroit News (3/4) No reference
            A pretty nifty mystery about deranged love, and if nothing is truly startling, it's still smartly...

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By Brent Simon of Entertainment Today (3/4) No reference
            A much darker, French version of He Said, She Said with several pinches of Fatal Attraction caugh...

By Eugene Novikov of Film Blather (3/4) No reference
            An unexpectedly taut psychological thriller

By Scott Von Doviak of Fort Worth Star-Telegram (3/4) No reference
            An off-kilter 'romance' with a wicked streak of dark humor.

By Kirk Honeycutt of Hollywood Reporter (6/1) No reference
            The sharp reversal of direction represents more of a betrayal than a mere plot twist.

By Ella Taylor of L.A. Weekly (3/4) No reference
            Slickly enjoyable little number, which cannily plays off the ingénue image of Amélie's Audrey Tau...

By Bob Strauss of Los Angeles Daily News (3/4) No reference
            Colombani deceives and manipulates viewers with a veteran's verve, but we never feel cheated.

                         Reviews of He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
By Sue Pierman of Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (6/1) No reference
            A delicious creation that engages the senses with its multilayered, fluid plot.

By Colin Covert of Minneapolis Star Tribune (3/4) No reference
            The film is deft, delicious work, but a very different romantic fantasy than you probably expect.

By Andrew Sarris of New York Observer (6/1) No reference
            As for Ms. Tautou, she demonstrates that she's much, much more than just another pretty face. You...

By Gene Seymour of Newsday (6/1) No reference
            There's an acrid aftertaste to writer-director Laetitia Colombani's cunning tale of love gone wro...

By Shawn Levy of Oregonian (3/4) No reference
            The film holds charms for everyone but in a very unusual way: If some audience members feel cheat...

By Roger Moore of Orlando Sentinel (3/4) No reference
            It's more clever than brilliant, but folding two radically different interpretations of a kind ge...

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By Steven Rea of Philadelphia Inquirer (3/4) No reference
            A weird, bubbly cocktail -- effervescent charm and troubling pathology, shaken together.

By Forrest Hartman of Reno Gazette-Journal (6/1) No reference
            Smacks of the great Hitchcock films in both tone and subject matter.

By Joe Baltake of Sacramento Bee (6/1) No reference
            Nothing can prepare you for the twisty -- and twisted -- details the 26-year-old Colombani almost...

By Sean Means of Salt Lake Tribune (3/4) No reference
            Colombani's double-sided view of events works like a jigsaw puzzle, but you may get the chills ev...

By Jeffrey M. Anderson of San Francisco Examiner (3/4) No reference
            The movie continues into an unwieldy third segment that suddenly expects us to take Angélique's c...

By Moira MacDonald of Seattle Times (3/4) No reference
            It's both a stylish exploration of a young woman's obsession and a refreshing tweak to the screen...

                         Reviews of He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
By Laura Kelly of South Florida Sun-Sentinel (3/4) No reference
            Amélie sensation Audrey Tautou is reason enough to ignore anti-French sentiment and enjoy a Frenc...

By Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) of St. Paul Pioneer Press (3/4) No reference
            A great deal of the fun of the movie has to do with the casting of Tatou in a role that is more c...

By John Venable of Supercala.com (3/4) No reference
            A film worth seeking out! Tautou is great and the storyline far exceeds expectations.

By Rita Kempley of Washington Post (3/4) No reference
            Wickedly clever French psycho-thriller about romantic obsession.

By Marta Barber of Miami Herald (6/1) Not Reachable
            A disappointment.

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