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28 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Screen DailyLisa NesselsonScreen DailyLisa NesselsonA compact triumph of stop-motion animation in the service of a bittersweet tale, My Life As A Courgette (My Vie de Courgette) is as delightful as it is affecting.
- 90VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeOn one hand, the cartoon is never afraid to be cute, but more importantly, it’s committed to being real.
- 90My Life as a Zucchini is so warm, so alive, that we forget we're watching cartoon figures. And when they belong to us, they're no longer orphans.
- 83The Film StageEd FranklThe Film StageEd FranklIts child’s viewpoint and pastel-colored animation belies a cruel melancholy at the heart of My Life as a Courgette, as all its children lust for a life that is different from their own.
- 83The PlaylistJordan RuimyThe PlaylistJordan RuimyWhat one takes away from My Life As a Courgette might be a casually simple and forward affair, but a deeper, more considered look at Barras’ moving tale reveals an emotional resonance and non-saccharine uplift that is mostly rare in today’s animation world. Consider it a diamond in the rough.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijThe Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijWhat sets Courgette apart is the constant attention to how each incident and experience influences and builds character, which is how these children can slowly ease themselves into their future grown-up selves.
- 80Time OutJoshua RothkopfTime OutJoshua RothkopfThe main reason to commit to this movie’s tough story of orphan loneliness is the screenplay by Céline Sciamma, herself a major French talent devoted to tales of youthful resilience. (Her 2014 film "Girlhood" is breathtaking.)
- 75Slant MagazineChristopher GraySlant MagazineChristopher GrayThe film circumvents bleakness with a thoroughgoing commitment to understanding and intimacy.
- 70Village VoiceSherilyn ConnellyVillage VoiceSherilyn ConnellyThough never sentimental, the picture is hopeful about breaking the cycle of violence.
- 67The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloThe A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloThe movie is a pleasure to look at, and often genuinely sweet, but it’s also akin to scaring the crap out of a little kid for 30 seconds and then smothering her with cotton candy for an hour. Skip the first part and you don’t need the second part, either.