You desperately want the story, and the characters, to make some kind of emotional sense. This, however, does not happen.
– Steven Rea,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
21 Jun 2007
fresh:
Luc Besson returns to his roots in this delightful, funny and stylish fantasy. Shot in gloriously crisp black and white, it's also a bit of a throwback to the French New Wave for its technique and dazzling location vignettes across Paris.
– Ted Fry,
Seattle Times,
22 Jun 2007
rotten:
Besson's black-and-white angel fantasy is a weak homage to Wings of Desire, if that's what he was shooting for.
– Roger Moore,
Orlando Sentinel,
13 Jul 2007
rotten:
Familiar situations and trite dialogue give this movie the feel of something freeze-dried and reconstituted.
– Jonathan F. Richards,
Film.com,
15 Jul 2007
rotten:
... a visually sumptuous, dramatically inert fable ...