75
Metascore
27 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Village VoiceStephanie ZacharekVillage VoiceStephanie ZacharekIt's crucial to note, too, that this isn't just a nice little movie for older people: There's some real bite to the way it deals with the life questions that come with aging, and whatever sweetness it has is just an undertone, not a feel-good frosting overlay.
- 88New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickPlaying a slightly autobiographical role — reinforced by a karaoke sequence that gently nods to “Duets,” the final film directed by Danner’s late real-life husband, Bruce Paltrow, and starring their daughter Gwyneth — Danner shines in scene after scene.
- The movie is by turns a romance, a chick flick, a coming-of-age film and even a stoner movie. There’s something for everyone, with the possible exception of cretins who don’t appreciate great writing, casting, directing and especially acting.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinThe Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinDirector Brett Haley’s second feature has a disarming lightness of touch that keeps the proceedings buoyant, even when they inevitably brush up against mortality.
- 70VarietyJustin ChangVarietyJustin ChangDanner makes an elegant, warmly sympathetic heroine in this sometimes broadly played but always tender and appealing effort.
- Every actor gives their all, even when the material is insultingly thin.
- 63Slant MagazineElise NakhnikianSlant MagazineElise NakhnikianHighly polished yet never quite slick, it devolves now and then into cartoonish cutesiness with its broadly drawn minor characters.
- 60The GuardianJordan HoffmanThe GuardianJordan HoffmanThe three leads draw you in. The pace gives these actors time to breathe, show nuance and make their characters human.
- 50The DissolveTasha RobinsonThe DissolveTasha RobinsonHaley and co-writer Marc Basch have their hearts in the right place.... But while they’re steering clear of so many pitfalls, they don’t give the impression that they’re steering in any specific direction. The film is a parade of barely connected events, presided over by a barely connected protagonist.