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Created Apr 27, 2008 02:01PM PST • Edited Nov 16, 2017 12:38AM PST

1. Quality

2. Summary

   Good 3.0

   Priceless is an amusing trifle, as notable for its fabulous settings as for its easy charm and light comedy. Audrey Tautou’s gold digger ends up tutoring, and then falling for an unlikely partner in crime. Unfortunately, Priceless never catches fire, though it does deliver several funny moments.

4. Acting

   Very Good 3.5

   Audrey Tautou, an unorthodox beauty, is convincing as a sophisticated gold digger.

   Gad Elmaleh, with his naturally sad eyes and long face, delivers an impressive range of expressions, from kowtowing waiter to lovesick suitor to sophisticated playboy.

5. Male Stars Very Good 3.5

6. Female Stars Very Good 3.5

7. Female Costars Very Good 3.5

8. Male Costars Very Good 3.5

10. Film

    Good 3.0

    The Côte d’Azur and Monaco settings are spectacular, focusing on a fabulous array of suites, restaurants and mansions.

11. Direction OK 2.5

12. Play OK 2.5

13. Music Very Good 3.5

14. Visuals Great 4.0
15. Content

16. Edge

    Tame 1.5

17. Sex Titillating 2.2

18. Violence Gentle 1.0

19. Rudeness Polite 1.2

21. Reality

    Glib 1.2

    The French invented and perfected the luxury industry that this movie celebrates: $1,000 shoes, $5,000 dinners, $50,000 watches.

22. Circumstantial Glib 1.7

23. Biological Natural 1.0

24. Physical Natural 1.0