60
Metascore
15 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80The Hollywood ReporterStephen FarberThe Hollywood ReporterStephen FarberSparkling dialogue would count for little without two actors to deliver it expertly. Garcia (who is also one of the producers of the film) is generally cast in more serious roles, but he revealed a gift for comedy in "City Island" a few years ago, and he revisits that terrain rewardingly here. Farmiga is marvelous.
- 75Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsSmall as it is, the film itself functions as a catchy, bittersweet waltz. You've heard it before, but the dancers are fun to watch.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleIt's a lovely film that grows along with the characters. At first, it seems like a pleasing but inconsequential comedy. But it deepens as their connection deepens and opens up into a place of poignancy and insight.
- 63Chicago Sun-TimesMary HoulihanChicago Sun-TimesMary HoulihanAt Middleton is an innocuous romantic comedy.
- 60The DissolveScott TobiasThe DissolveScott TobiasFarmiga and Garcia have a chemistry that’s unassuming and sneaky, and the pleasure they get from each other’s company ultimately proves infectious.
- 60Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzArizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzAt Middleton is an almost completely inauthentic little romance that is so genuinely pleasant you’ll enjoy it anyway.
- 58The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyThe A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyUnremarkable, though hardly unpleasant, the middlebrow middle-age romance At Middleton often plays like a forgotten trifle from the Golden Age of Hollywood studio filmmaking, distinguished more by its competence and affable performances than by any formal or thematic potency.
- 50New York PostSara StewartNew York PostSara StewartNone of this is particularly innovative, although Garcia and the elder Farmiga develop a nice spark and a gentle humor in their characters’ stolen day together.
- 40Village VoiceMichael NordineVillage VoiceMichael NordineFarmiga and Garcia give it their all, and their chemistry keeps certain scenes afloat.