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24 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumVery ''Waking Ned Devine.'' There's shrewd wit to Pouliot's gentle, no-bull farce.
- 80Film ThreatFilm ThreatBefore approaching the end of the film the seduction of the doctor is not that important because by that time the audience has already fallen under the spell.
- 75Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe story isn't as funny as it tries to be, but it grows increasingly winning as it goes along.
- 70The New York TimesDana StevensThe New York TimesDana StevensThe film's warm, sweet sentiments are genial and unchallenging, and its jokes are low-key and gentle.
- 70TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxAny similarities to "Northern Exposure" are undoubtedly coincidental, but the comparison is entirely apt.
- 50VarietyScott FoundasVarietyScott FoundasThough harmless and amusing, this Quebecois comedy set in an impoverished fishing village is a bit too festooned with provincial humor and a bit too short on memorable perfs or feel-good climaxes to break out commercially beyond French-speaking Canadian territories.
- 50New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoThe movie is no more than a TV sitcom stretched to feature length. All that's missing is the laugh track.
- 50New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardThe makers of Seducing Doctor Lewis have a cute idea, but they milk it for all they can, sometimes to the point of embarrassment.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckOne of those infuriating comedies that practically nudges you in the ribs while you're watching to remind you how cute and funny it is.
- 40Village VoiceMark HolcombVillage VoiceMark HolcombSuffice it to say that if you've always wondered how a fish out of water and a band of resourceful yokels would behave in the Quebec hinterlands, this is your movie.