10 Years
Anchor Bay Entertainment | Release Date: September 14, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
61
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 18 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
11
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumSep 5, 2012
There's a relaxed, unforced, melancholy sweetness and swing to this modest iteration of the "Big Chill/Return of the Secaucus 7" formula, a pleasing directorial debut for screenwriter Jamie Linden (We Are Marshall). Read full review
80
New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanSep 14, 2012
In Linden's assured hands, each character gets just enough time to contribute to the greater whole. They're all recognizable, not as clichés or stereotypes but as realistic individuals. Read full review
75
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanSep 21, 2012
10 Years doesn't completely avoid the road-not-taken theme. It does, however, neatly navigate around many of the potholes, finding a novel and nuanced approach to addressing the ways that our mistakes make us better, wiser and more human. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleAmy BiancolliSep 20, 2012
When the screenplay sticks to the tricky business of living - trying, then screwing up, then stumbling forward anyway - it hits its mark with confidence, and the big ensemble cast responds with tight little performances of affecting vulnerability. Read full review
70
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzSep 20, 2012
A surprisingly enjoyable movie. Read full review
70
Village VoiceMelissa AndersonSep 11, 2012
10 Years is an uncommonly magnanimous project, kind not only to its stumbling characters but also to audiences tired of films pruned of unruly emotions. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubAlison WillmoreSep 12, 2012
10 Years does nothing noteworthy, but it does it well, thanks to its ensemble cast. Read full review
60
MovielineAmy NicholsonSep 14, 2012
So it's too bad 10 Years isn't, you know, funny. Read full review
60
The New York TimesStephen HoldenSep 13, 2012
An unpretentious, well-acted ensemble piece that doesn't aspire to be a portentous generational time capsule like "The Big Chill," "American Graffiti" or "Diner." But it has enough markers - a grown-up, married white rapper who break dances; a karaoke bar - to suggest an approximate date. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinSep 13, 2012
The largely engaging class-reunion dramedy 10 Years allows audiences to pretend they went to high school with the likes of Channing Tatum, Justin Long, Rosario Dawson, Anthony Mackie and Kate Mara. Read full review
60
Time OutNick SchagerSep 11, 2012
While that mood is ultimately a bit too monotonous to be completely persuasive, a strong cast convincingly captures the many ways in which adulthood proves far more complicated than what's imagined at 18. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneySep 5, 2012
Jamie Linden's minor-key serio-comedy pulls us in eventually, delivering its share of poignant insights and melancholy reflections, even if it does all feel a tad familiar. Read full review
58
Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerSep 14, 2012
Needless to say, everybody comes equipped with their very own overweight baggage; old grudges are revived, new ones are invented; and big personal revelations – most of which you can see coming a mile away – arrive on cue. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeWesley MorrisSep 20, 2012
An inconsequential high-school-reunion comedy that gets better when it stops trying to make you laugh. Read full review
50
New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriSep 15, 2012
It's just a movie about a bunch of guys and gals returning home for their reunion, with the only twist being that it's loaded up with stars and recognizable faces. Unfortunately, that serves to highlight the film's greatest failing, which is that all these big names and faces are given practically nothing to do. Read full review
50
New York PostSara StewartSep 13, 2012
Overall, though, the stakes are pretty low for this likable, tipsy crowd. Maybe I'm just too steeped in the underdog lore of "Freaks and Geeks" and "Awkward," but is there anything less narratively interesting than a high school reunion that focuses exclusively on the beautiful and popular crowd? Read full review
50
Slant MagazineR. Kurt OsenlundSep 10, 2012
If nothing else, 10 Years is hip to the fleeting, fundamental joys of revisiting one's youth. Read full review
50
VarietyJohn AndersonSep 5, 2012
Oddly, 10 years barely qualifies as a comedy; in fact, the one interesting thing about it is the dire melancholy at its core. Read full review
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