Review of Bossa Nova (2000) by Mao W — 19 Nov 2007

Refresing story, makes you want to go and live in rio.

This review of Bossa Nova (2000) was written by Mao W on 19 Nov 2007.

Bossa Nova has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Lisa Schwarzbaum (1,672) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 11 Jun 2005

The air smells sweet and there's a thrumming beat in Bossa Nova…

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By Private U (13,627) on 21 Jan 2008

It's ok, nothing spectacular about it. It's well done and all, have good shots of Rio, I like bossa nova. So it worked for me…

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By Ella Taylor (978) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 02 Jun 2001

This suffocatingly pleasant cross between Sliding Doors and Six Degrees of Separation is barely rescued by one beautiful scene…

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By Peter Stack (261) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 02 Apr 2008

Does have a certain classy charm because of its upscale setting. One could wait for the video…

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By Lou Lumenick (2,103) for New York Post (6,650) on 07 Jan 2014

One of the most warmly beguiling romantic comedies the Southern Hemisphere has sent our way in ages…

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By Carrie Rickey (1,198) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 13 Jan 2012

The story is slender, but the Brazilian settings are exquisite and lilting tunes by Antonio Carlos Jobim cast a spell over the entire enterprise…

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By Mj J (10) on 23 Jan 2008

Eumir deodato's musical score in this film is superb…

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By Louis L (102) on 27 May 2008

Estas pelÃculas brasileras siempre caen bien, buena mÃºsica, buena fotografÃa, dan ganas de entrar adentro de la pelÃcula y quedarse…

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By Lisa Alspector (408) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 15 Jan 2006

The coincidences that bring some characters together and keep others apart in this romantic comedy are plotted with musical grace…

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By Doris Toumarkine (464) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 03 Jan 2007

A splashy, slick, tuneful, rigorously old-fashioned romantic comedy…

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