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28 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80The New RepublicStanley KauffmannThe New RepublicStanley KauffmannThis French pastry, directed by Danièle Thompson, who wrote it with her son Christopher, is a meet-cute comedy in excelsis. Or very near excelsis.
- 80Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonRather wonderful to sit through. It's fluff with flavor. And a cell phone.
- 70Washington PostStephen HunterWashington PostStephen HunterIt's got a subtext but not a subplot.
- 67Austin ChronicleKimberley JonesAustin ChronicleKimberley JonesJet Lag's romantic fluffery is somewhat beneath these old pros, but they make its meet-cute scenario work, mostly -– and most especially when crusty, grumpy, grizzled Jean Reno announces he's "totally in love."
- 63ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliFor those who have a penchant for talky subtitled romantic comedies, this one has its charms, but is probably more worth seeking out once it's on video than during its (probably short) theatrical life.
- 63Baltimore SunChris KaltenbachBaltimore SunChris KaltenbachStars Juliette Binoche and Jean Reno give Jet Lag everything they've got. Too bad the movie doesn't better reward their effort.
- 60The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenA peppy romantic trifle from France that rises above the mundane on the strength of its beautifully detailed lead performances.
- 40VarietyDerek ElleyVarietyDerek ElleyStays resolutely grounded thanks to miscasting of Juliette Binoche and Jean Reno as the leads and a script that contrarily breaks every rule of the genre.
- 40Village VoiceLeslie CamhiVillage VoiceLeslie CamhiThe writerly restraint that confines them to the airport is admirable, though the fairy-tale ending in Acapulco seems like a throwaway.
- 38Miami HeraldRene RodriguezMiami HeraldRene RodriguezThere are frothy romantic comedies and then there is Jet Lag, a movie so thin it borders on nonexistence.