Critic Reviews

• Rachel Saltz, New York Times

  Pleasant if timid...

• David Fear, Time Out New York

  Jones may be a charismatic comedian, but no amount of her skilled mugging, Britpop tunes or help from supporting stars can transform this derivative ugly duckling into a comic Anglophile swan.

• Nick Schager, Village Voice

  Hot Dog... The Movie and its disreputable ski-comedy ilk might have been a low point in cinema history, but at least their unbridled crassness had energy; Chalet Girl embraces similar '80s tropes for a lethargic you-go-girl fairy tale.

• Dave Calhoun, Time Out

  The dialogue is more sensible than the plotting, allowing us to forgive the film's more serious trespasses.

• Leslie Felperin, Variety

  A chirpy, tween-skewing, snowboarding-themed romantic comedy.

• Matt Looker, TheShiznit.co.uk

  It's hard not to instantly forgive all the script's occasional faults and just be swept up in the feel-good nature of such a charming, easily-likable release.

• James Luxford, The National

  Unashamedly aiming at a teenage audience, the film's lack of pretension is oddly refreshing

• Brian Orndorf, BrianOrndorf.com

  There's just not enough to hold attention, eventually succumbing entirely to convention in a particularly insipid finale. Who knows, maybe even teenage girls will be rolling their eyes at the predictability of it all.

• Dale Rolfe, MovieFIX

  Chalet Girl is what it says on the label - feel-good, unpretentious, snowbound fun.

• Jim Schembri, The Age (Australia)

  Undemanding, forgettable, formulaic teen rom-com.

• Leigh Paatsch, Herald Sun (Australia)

  Chalet Girl is a pedestrian affair that limply modernises the Cinderella fairytale for fun and profit.

• Sandra Hall, Sydney Morning Herald

  It's an unassuming film but a surprisingly beguiling one.

• Belinda Hazleton, FILMINK (Australia)

  Sure, it's predictable, implausible and clearly skewed toward a young female demographic, but it's also enjoyable escapist fun.

• Margaret Pomeranz, At the Movies (Australia)

  This is a very benign comedy that is elevated by the completely natural performance of Felicity Jones.

• Andrew L. Urban, Urban Cinefile

  With its down to earth heroine ... the film underplays the triumph of the spirit theme, while delivering a satisfying, textured experience

• Louise Keller, Urban Cinefile

  The scenery is gorgeous and although the plot is predictable, it's a pleasant interlude with some laughs and surprising observations

• Stella Papamichael, Digital Spy

  Chalet Girl comes as a breath of fresh, Alpine air in that it's a very British, no-nonsense story of a working class girl who falls for her posh employer.

• Philip French, Guardian [UK]

  It's all very third division école de Richard Curtis.

• Alistair Harkness, Scotsman

  A sort of goofy celebration of female self-empowerment, one in which the standard romcom goal of scoring a dreamy boyfriend takes a back seat to finding yourself through being good at something exciting.

• Alex Zane, Sun Online

  The humour is aimed at teens but Jones' likeable presence make this a pleasant watch.

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