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Priceless

Priceless (Hors de prix)

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Mistaking him for a wealthy suitor, gold-digger Irène sets out to woo handsome bartender Jean. After realizing her mistake, she leaves, but Jean seeks out her help to tutor him in the art of fleecing wealthy lovers.

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88

TV Guide Magazine by Ken Fox

The lovely Audrey Tautou and sad-eyed Gad Elmaleh are perfectly cast as a gold digger and the poor sap who loves her, but the real star of Pierre Salvadori's larky, Lubitsch-esque farce is France's impossibly chic Cote d'Azure.

83

The A.V. Club by Noel Murray

Unlike Salvadori's previous comedy, 2003's "Après Vous," Priceless is less preposterous, and more grounded in character.

83

Portland Oregonian by Marc Mohan

It's a fun and attractive ride.

80

Wall Street Journal

Calls to mind Lubitsch's "Trouble in Paradise" and beguiles all the way from the parade of umbrellas decorating the opening titles to the closing credits.

80

Washington Post by Desson Thomson

Tautou is a delight, as always, using her bubbly personality to comic advantage. And Elmaleh makes for a sort of poor man's Buster Keaton, perpetually stressed but refusing to surrender, no matter how much damage he sustains to himself or his wallet.

80

Los Angeles Times by Carina Chocano

A cynic is someone who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing, or so the saying goes, but the unadulterated joy Irène takes in throwing open the closet door to show Jean how this gold digging is done is positively infectious.

80

Wall Street Journal by Joanne Kaufman

Calls to mind Lubitsch's "Trouble in Paradise" and beguiles all the way from the parade of umbrellas decorating the opening titles to the closing credits.

78

Austin Chronicle by Marc Savlov

Priceless is a supremely satisfying confection – a French romantic comedy of the sort that ends with you standing outside the theatre with a dopey grin on your face.

75

New York Daily News

Dirty, kinda-rotten scoundrels Elmaleh and Tautou make an engaging pair.

75

San Francisco Chronicle by Mick LaSalle

Stop laughing long enough, and you'll see that it's a picture about compromised lives and love for sale. But no one who watches Priceless will stop laughing for that long.

75

New York Daily News by Joe Neumaier

Dirty, kinda-rotten scoundrels Elmaleh and Tautou make an engaging pair.

75

Chicago Tribune by Michael Phillips

The fetching comedy Priceless”(“Hors de Prix”) weighs about as much as its star, Audrey Tautou, but like Tautou’s pleasingly craven heroine it knows exactly what it’s doing.

70

Village Voice

Priceless begins as standard, unconvincing, assembly-line French farce and ends as a cop-out, feel-good rom-com. In between, it develops into something considerably more interesting.

70

Variety by Lisa Nesselson

Co-scripter/helmer Pierre Salvadori serves up an enjoyable riff on genuine romance versus the pay-as-you-go variety, in crowd-pleasing, exportable picture.

60

The New York Times by Stephen Holden

The movie is an amusing ball of fluff that refuses to judge its characters’ amoral high jinks. Winking at the vanity of wealthy voluptuaries and hustlers playing games of tainted love, it heaves a sigh and says welcome to the human comedy.

50

New York Post by V.A. Musetto

Priceless provides lightweight, predictable entertainment that will make you yearn for the Tatou of yesteryear.