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22 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterWitty, enjoyable costume drama imagines formative episode in life of French comedy giant.
- 80VarietyLisa NesselsonVarietyLisa NesselsonRomance, creativity, subterfuge and repartee are among the pleasures to be had in Moliere, a consistently diverting, bittersweet costumer.
- 75Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerChristian Science MonitorPeter RainerAs Molière, Romain Duris is frisky and, playing the wife of his benefactor, Laura Morante proves once again that she is one of the most intelligent and attractive actresses in the world.
- 75New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanThe actors elevate what might have been fluff into a genuinely moving tale, and the action is so much fun that it doesn't even matter if you've seen Molière's plays before.
- 75The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasA Molière this good deserves a more substantive portrait, but this one will do for now.
- 70The New YorkerAnthony LaneThe New YorkerAnthony LaneYet the film, directed by Laurent Tirard, has something. To be exact, it has Fabrice Luchini and Laura Morante, as M. and Mme. Jourdain.
- 70Village VoiceVillage VoiceTirard unwinds the action slow and steady, which makes for a slackly paced first hour that all but destroys the movie. Hang in and you'll see the method in this seemingly perverse strategy, as the young blade grows a passion for the highly strung, cultivated lady of the house, beautifully played by Europe's reigning queen of barely suppressed hysteria, Laura Morante.
- 50New York PostKyle SmithNew York PostKyle SmithThe Great Playwrights for Dummies series that began with "Shakespeare in Love" continues with Molière, a French clone of that grating and smarmy Best Picture winner.
- 50The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottLess forgivably, the movie is dull.