52
Metascore
18 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranThe French have a knack for it. They've been making funny and agreeable movie farces for forever, and seeing The Women on the 6th Floor makes you hope they'll never stop.
- 70Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWall Street JournalJoe MorgensternMr. Luchini has a touching way of opening up the repressed heroes he often plays, and Ms. Verbeke's droll manipulations - and genuine sweetness - are more than enough to justify the transformation that María and the other maids work on Jean-Louis's life.
- 60The New York TimesManohla DargisThe New York TimesManohla DargisLighter than a meringue and as insubstantial, the French boulevard comedy The Women on the 6th Floor was designed for the gentle laughter it easily earns.
- 58The A.V. ClubThe A.V. ClubThis comedy from writer-director Philippe Le Guay is really a testament to how much more charming things sound in French, given how much its setup parallels that of James L. Brooks' clunkier 2004 "Spanglish," complete with a blonde harpy of a spouse.
- 50Slant MagazineSlant MagazineIt plays everything safe, keeping all its edges rounded and its lips sealed in territory ripe for sociopolitical commentary, making even The Help's glib depiction of African American servitude seem nearly honest.
- 50New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoHas a few things going for it -- a winning performance by Luchini and a small role by Pedro Almodóvar favorite Carmen Maura. But these talented folks can't compensate for a plot that strains credulity and lacks badly needed social bite. Wait for the DVD.
- 40Time OutDavid FearTime OutDavid FearOther than giving Almodóvar regulars Carmen Maura and Lola Dueñas plum supporting roles, that's the best you can say about Philippe Le Guay's trite-to-intolerable tale on the discreet eye-opening of the bourgeoisie.
- 40Village VoiceMelissa AndersonVillage VoiceMelissa AndersonAll the words that follow assault the ear in this unnecessary rehashing of the earthy virtues of low-paid laborers versus the stiffness of the bourgeoisie.
- 40New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanPhilippe Le Guay's carefully-tailored crowd-pleaser does have its pleasures, even if originality is not among them.
- 25Boston GlobeTy BurrBoston GlobeTy BurrThe Women on the 6th Floor is delicate and sensitive and utter bollocks - a bourgeois wet dream made to soothe the souls and stir the loins of powerful men in midlife crisis. But some of us wish we could see this movie told from the maids' point of view.