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The Barbarian Invasions (2003)   Movie Main Page Movie Overview   Movie Details   Showtimes & Tickets   DVD/Video Info   Trailers & Clips   Cast and Credits   Awards & Nominations Reviews and Previews Critics Reviews   User Reviews Photos   Premiere Photos   Movie Stills Community   Message Board Shopping   Buy the DVD/Video Other Resources   Web Sites   Movie Lists An all-time favorite? A movie not to miss? Add to My Movies! Email this page to a friend   Critics Reviews Average Grade:   B Source Brief Review Grade* Boston Globe Ty Burr "...your response to it may depend on where you fall on life's big curve." more... B   Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington "The Barbarian Invasions is a film that effortlessly makes you laugh with delight, cringe with pain and weep for life's inevitable end." more... A   E! Online "As a family drama, the film succeeds with the sort of bitter humor we look to the French to deliver." more... B   New York Post V.A. Musetto "...a major disappointment..." more... C- New York Times A.O. Scott "...all of the characters in The Barbarian Invasions are played with a lusty warmth that makes them lovable even when they are being tiresome." more... A- ReelViews James Berardinelli "In the end, our tears are because we identify with these characters, not because the script has inelegantly manipulated our emotions." more... A- San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle "Witty script, lovable lead make Barbarian Invasions cutting and emotional but not maudlin." more... B   USA Today "...this is a smart piece of work..." more... B   * Yahoo! Movies converts each critic's published rating into a letter grade. If the critic's review does not include a rating, Yahoo! Movies assigns a grade based on an assessment of the review. (more...)