Samba

"It’s called Samba, but it’s not about Brazilian music. It’s co-directed by Nakache and Toledano, but it’s not a patch on their last movie, The Intouchables. It’s marketed as a rom-com, but whilst there’s plenty of rom, the com is barely evident."

"A highly polished, widely appealing big-budget French movie."

"The delightful push-pull pairing of Omar Sy and Charlotte Gainsbourg makes this bittersweet comi-drama about connections a rich and engaging experience"

"The film has unusual grace notes and an unpredictable, angular construction, by which I mean that it is odd but good."

"A well-meaning and occasionally joyous film that is ultimately too scattershot in its format and tone to really work."

"The film's message is lost amid too many plot contrivances."

"Despite its urgent and topical subject matter, this story comes cloaked in charm and humour."