A charming French love story about a beautiful widow and the schlub who loves her.
– Michael O'Sullivan,
Washington Post,
23 Mar 2012
rotten:
Their princess-frog courtship has some funny moments, but the trauma and ongoing adjustment of someone losing a spouse is downplayed too much for the story to be entirely convincing.
– J. R. Jones,
Chicago Reader,
23 Mar 2012
fresh:
"Delicacy" isn't going to set anybody's psyche on fire with its insights into grieving and emotional recovery, but as a crepe-thin romantic snack, it has its moments.
– Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr 2012
fresh:
It never hits the target, but its sincerity is surely preferable to the machine-tooled slickness of Hollywood models.
– Trevor Johnston,
Time Out,
10 Apr 2012
fresh:
Although there's some meat on the menu, "Delicacy" ends up as lightly sugared and as gently bent as a fortune cookie.