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37 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreNot to gush or go too far overboard, but the warmth of a movie like “Mrs. Harris” is downright restorative in the viewing, two escapist hours that remind us that everyone is entitled to courtesy, a fair shake and a little beauty and luxury, and most of all, the hope that life can get better.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThis is Manville’s film, a too-rare star vehicle in which one of England’s most invaluable actors carries us effortlessly on the wings of Mrs. Harris’ dream of egalitarian elegance.
- 75New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottNew Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottPure cinematic fluff, the kind of film that tends to evaporate within a few hours of seeing it. That being said, Manville is so charming, and the rest of Fabian’s film is so well meaning, and so well realized, that by the time it hits its inevitable third-act moment, it’s hard not to be swept up by the joy of it all.
- 75The A.V. ClubLeigh MonsonThe A.V. ClubLeigh MonsonIn the tradition of Britain’s class comedies, what makes Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris comes down to the difference between, say, your average fashion designer and someone like Dior: with a pattern, anyone can make clothes—but in Manville’s hands, she stitches together something magical.
- 70Screen DailyTim GriersonScreen DailyTim GriersonLit from within by the sunny disposition of its main character, Mrs Harris Goes To Paris is a lovely, modest ode to kindness, anchored by Lesley Manville’s considered performance as a housekeeper who is tired of feeling invisible.
- 70Screen RantRachel LaBonteScreen RantRachel LaBonteLed by a great Lesley Manville, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris is a delightfully wholesome film and the very definition of a "feel good" story.
- 63Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsIf director Fabian’s touch is a little heavy and coy, the actors lighten it every preordained step of the way. A lot of folks will enjoy the wish-fulfillment. We need it: Not a lot in the real world right now is fully cooperating in that regard.
- 60VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeFabian’s film is charming enough, though his attempts at romance remain earthbound as he makes a clean break from the TV version, offering a different interpretation of the character.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleThis world of entirely nice people seems like a trite fantasy — trite because the movie never makes you believe it. But it does makes you want to believe it, and so, like a lot of these movies, it takes you halfway there.
- 50The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Johanna SchnellerThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Johanna SchnellerThe bargain-basement knock-off of this movie, minus Manville and Dior, would not look out of place on Lifetime or Hallmark.