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Genre :

Drama

Release Date :

December 21, 2006 (NY, LA)

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Roger Michell

Starring :

Peter O'Toole, Vanessa Redgrave, Richard Griffiths, Leslie Phillips, Jodie Whittaker

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Go! Watch this movie. You'll regret if not seeing it.    Readers  5 of 5 [Rate It]

2.5 of 4

“..turns into a strained and mawkish ode to life's last chances that wheezes along to an inevitable conclusion..”
by Gary Goldstein [Reel]
4.5 of 5

“..thoroughly entertaining..”
by Rich Cline [Shadows on the Wall]
3 of 4

“..There's a lot more going on here than a dirty old man ogling an attractive young thing..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
“..Genuinely funny, randy and moving by turns, breezily enjoyable throughout..”
by Todd McCarthy [Variety]
3 of 5

“..after an enjoyably brisk first 45 minutes or so, the film rather runs out of steam..”
by David Mercier [FilmJudge]
2.5 of 4

“..A cleverly written but somewhat muffled paean to sensual appetite..”
by Dan Callahan [Slant Magazine]
Review rate : B
Reviewed by Stephen Snart [The Cinema Source]
3.5 of 4
Reviewed by Jack Mathews [New York Daily News]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Kevin Courrier [Boxoffice Magazine]
Reviewed by Michael Rechtshaffen [The Hollywood Reporter]
Reviewed by Kenneth Turan [Los Angeles Times]

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