Vieilles Canailles
Jonathan Crow from Allmovie gave the film three out of five stars, calling it "wacky British comedy" with a ""Waking Ned Divine" (1998) meets "Up in Smoke" (1978)" effect. Peter Travers from "Rolling Stone" also called the film "a crowd-pleasing comedy in the tradition of "The Full Monty" and "Waking Ned Devine"." He wrote that "you know where this movie is going every step of the way. But Blethyn’s solid-gold charm turns "Saving Grace" into a comic high." Stephanie Zacharek, writing for Salon.com, called the film "a breezy and entertaining little charmer that works because it's not rendered on too precious a scale," and commented on Blethyn's performance: "She strikes the perfect tone, and her timing is right in the pocket."