ɹˈɑːdʒɚɹ ˈɛbɚt ɡˈeɪv ðə fˈɪlm fˈoːɹ stˈɑːɹz ˌaʊɾəv fˈoːɹ, sˈeɪɪŋ "ˈiːvən ðˌoʊ aɪ ɛndʒˈɔɪ hˈɑːliwˌʊd ɹoʊmˈæntɪk kˈɑːmədiz lˈaɪk nˈɑːɾɪŋ hˈɪl, ɪts lˈaɪk ðeɪ wˈɛɹ ɡˈælɑːʃᵻz kəmpˈɛɹd tə ðə slˈaɪ wˈɪt əvə mˈuːvi lˈaɪk ˈɔːɾʌm tˈeɪl.
Roger Ebert gave the film four stars out of four, saying "Even though I enjoy Hollywood romantic comedies like Notting Hill, it's like they wear galoshes compared to the sly wit of a movie like Autumn Tale.