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12 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottDiverting, hectic entertainment, which refuses to take anything too seriously, staking out a middle ground between melodrama and farce.
- 70SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirChange of Plans may not be earth-shattering cinema, but it's masterfully structured and edited (by Sylvie Landra) with a first-rate cast.
- 67The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThompson's cast is too large for her to make the best use of her ingenious story-structure.
- 60Boxoffice MagazineRichard MoweBoxoffice MagazineRichard MoweThe Thompsons have a tough task to explain all the machinations in the film's first half but once the scene is set it unravels in an entertaining way, jumping forward a year--but always with flashbacks to that infamous dinner party.
- 50Village VoiceMelissa AndersonVillage VoiceMelissa AndersonA comedy of manners in need of Ritalin.
- 50VarietyJordan MintzerVarietyJordan MintzerTwo's company, three's a crowd and eight is definitely way more than enough in writer-director Daniele Thompson's mismanaged comic ensembler, Change of Plans. Less a crowdpleaser and more a headscratcher than her previous hit, "Avenue Montaigne."
- 50New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoThe acting by Seigner, Marina Hands, Karin Viard, Patrick Bruel and other French notables is first-rate, although their characters and what they have to say are trite.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe next time you're invited to a French dinner party, you might want to give it a pass, if the tedious proceedings in Change of Plans are any indication.
- 45MovielineMovielineMiddling, middle-class entertainment aimed at the midpoint between comedy and drama, mass appeal and sophistication, Change of Plans is eager to please and easy to dismiss.
- 40Time OutDavid FearTime OutDavid FearAt the very least, this mush pot reminds us that countries other than ours also produce melodramatic mediocrities.