Critic Reviews
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Andrea Gronvall, Chicago Reader
Fresh Manhattan locations prove as photogenic as the leads, and the supporting actors -- especially Tina Benko as a glacial, impeccably dressed amazon -- don't miss a beat of Maggenti's snappy dialogue.
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Tom Long, Detroit News
Reaser really doesn't stand a chance. She's plucky as heck, and you like her despite the script, but she can't save the movie.
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Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press
There is pleasure and even insight to be had in Puccini but it all feels second-hand, and therefore, of questionable provenance.
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Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
Puccini for Beginners doesn't quite make it as romantic comedy. Most of the elements are in place, but the characters seem too narcissistic to fall in love and too broad-brush to be authentic.
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Desson Thomson, Washington Post
It's no fun to sit through the movie's retread Woody Allenisms, including postmodern repartee among the self-absorbed or giddily neurotic and passing strangers suddenly given to ironic Greek chorus-like commentary.
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