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Bien que la critique puisse détruire ce film, plus d'un spectateur l'aime.

Bien que la critique puisse détruire ce film, plus d'un spectateur l'aime.
Although the review might destroy this movie, more than one spectator likes it.
From Lesson 399:Paradoxical agreement (plus d'un, moins de deux)·French

Questions & Answers about Bien que la critique puisse détruire ce film, plus d'un spectateur l'aime.

Why does the verb aime stay singular when the subject clearly refers to multiple people?
This is the subject-verb agreement paradox you are currently studying. Even though plus d'un (more than one) has a plural meaning, the grammar strictly follows the singular word un. Because of this, both the noun (spectateur) and the verb (aime) must be conjugated in the singular.
Why do we use puisse instead of the indicative peut here?
The sentence starts with bien que (although or even though). This is a trigger phrase that always requires the subjunctive mood because it introduces a concession. Therefore, the verb pouvoir must be conjugated in the subjunctive as puisse.
Is critique always feminine? I thought it referred to a person.
The gender changes the meaning! La critique (feminine) usually means the review, the criticism, or the collective body of critics, which is how it is used here. A specific male reviewer is le critique. A female reviewer is also la critique, but context usually makes the difference clear.
What exactly is the l' replacing in l'aime?
It replaces ce film. It is the direct object pronoun le (meaning it), which drops its vowel and becomes l' because it is placed directly in front of the vowel starting aime.

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