Dee ihe na-eso paragraf a - Ihe nkiri a nwetara nyocha dị mma. O nwetara akara 78% nke 'akara ọhụrụ' na weebụsaịtị nchịkọta nyochaa Rotten Tomatoes, dabere na nyocha 64, yana nkezi nke 6.52/10. Nkwekọrịta nke saịtị ahụ na-ekwu, sị: "N'ịbụ nke dị jụụ na nke na-atọ ọchị mgbe nile, Chinese Puzzle na-enye nkwubi okwu kwesịrị ekwesị maka Cédric Klapisch's Trilogy of Xavier". Na Metacritic, o nwere akara nke 64 nke dabere na ndị nkatọ 24, na-egosi "Nnyocha nyocha dị mma n'ozuzu". A họpụtara ihe nkiri ahụ maka ihe nrite egwu kachasị mma na César Awards nke 39
, wee bụrụ onye nke abụọ maka onyinye ndị na-ege ntị maka akụkọ akụkọ kachasị mma na 57th San Francisco International Film Festival.