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10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaPhiladelphia InquirerSteven ReaA comedy about friendship, faith and the acting life, Le Grand Role is unabashedly corny and tear-jerking - and still quite likable.
- 70VarietyEddie CockrellVarietyEddie CockrellPredictable yet charming, The Grand Role is a crowd-pleasing dramatic comedy about love, friendship, role-playing and Jewish pride.
- 70Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasIt is a most tender love story, first and foremost, and a warm, affectionately humorous depiction of Kurz's close-knit Jewish friends and colleagues.
- 60The New York TimesAnita GatesThe New York TimesAnita GatesMr. Coyote, who appears to be playing Steven Spielberg and steals every scene he is in.
- 50Miami HeraldMarta BarberMiami HeraldMarta BarberA good story, but its potential is never realized.
- 40The A.V. ClubTasha RobinsonThe A.V. ClubTasha RobinsonA short and soppy story that Coyote lends some dignity, but not much power.
- 38New York PostNew York PostA shaky effort to make a point about art triumphing over all.
- 38New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardDirector and co-writer Steve Suissa misses every opportunity to go deeper, either for laughs or pathos.
- 30Village VoiceVillage VoiceChuckle-worthy jabs at American cultural imperialism aside, Le Grand Rôle has little to offer except a maudlin love story that ironically feels like a Tinseltown tearjerker facsimile.
- 30L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorHalf a notch above a vanity project, this chipper little number by French director Steve Suissa offers a deadly combination of shamelessness, narcissism and schoolboy comedy.