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23 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyPhiladelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyNot only is Bossa Nova a lovely romance, but one can say, as one can about few films, that it is restorative as a vacation.
- 80VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonImagine a '30s screwball comedy played to a sensuous Brazilian beat and you're ready for Bossa Nova, a delightfully amusing romantic roundelay.
- 80Film.comElizabeth WeitzmanFilm.comElizabeth WeitzmanDespite the frivolous feel, it's clear the director intends for Bossa Nova to be a love letter to his two passions: Brazil and his leading lady (who's also his real-life wife). Neither lets him down.
- 75Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThe air smells sweet and there's a thrumming beat in Bossa Nova.
- 75Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldSeattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldA cheerful and stylish romantic comedy that's easy on the eyes and ears, and makes few demands on the intellect.
- 70The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottThere must be a name for a picture so inconsequential, in which the music provides so much of the chemistry that you get the feeling Bossa Nova would be funereal without it.
- 50TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghThe city looks breathtakingly lovely, the movie's Brazilian characters are charming and filled with joie de vivre, and using excerpts would take care of the fact that the pacing's a bit sluggish for such fluffy material.
- 50San Francisco ChroniclePeter StackSan Francisco ChroniclePeter StackDoes have a certain classy charm because of its upscale setting. One could wait for the video.
- 45Mr. ShowbizMr. ShowbizBossa Nova has no beat.
- 20Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonUnromantic, nonsexual and hellaciously dull.