A Late Quartet
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | Release Date: November 2, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
67
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Generally favorable reviews based on 31 Critic Reviews
Positive:
20
Mixed:
11
Negative:
0
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60
EmpireAngie ErrigoApr 1, 2013
Measured performances from the seasoned cast balance out a script that errs towards the melodramatic. Hours sweating over those instruments pay dividends too. Read full review
60
New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottDec 14, 2012
The sort of movie you should go see with someone you love. You should also hold their hand during the movie. And be thankful that that hand is there. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesBetsy SharkeyNov 1, 2012
Zilberman's minimalistic approach fits the idea of the film better than it fits the actual film. It leaves this melancholy mood piece with some beautiful moments, but unlike Beethoven's work, A Late Quartet ultimately feels unfinished. Read full review
60
Time OutKeith UhlichOct 31, 2012
The four leads more often than not transcend the material's calculated moroseness; Ivanir is especially good as a man whose perfectionist facade masks a soul in perpetual turmoil. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerSep 11, 2012
The film mines both the relationship issues and the Upper East Side neighborhoods of Woody Allen's best work, but could use an added dose of the Woodster's jokes to spruce up a self-serious scenario that hits the right notes about half the time. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenNov 14, 2012
A Late Quartet overplays its bass line and loses sight of the melody, making for a movie that is heavy-handed and sluggish. It remains earthbound when it should soar. Read full review
50
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliNov 12, 2012
Yes, A Late Quartet is disappointing. But it's also pretty bad. Read full review
50
Miami HeraldConnie OgleNov 9, 2012
Watching A Late Quartet feels more like sitting through a Classical Music 101 lecture than entertainment. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineNick McCarthyOct 31, 2012
A muted soap opera masquerading as erudite ensemble piece, Yaron Zilberman's A Late Quartet jettisons character plausibility in favor of pop psychology and leaden instrument analogies. Read full review
50
The New YorkerDavid DenbyOct 27, 2012
The scenes of the musicians rehearsing or talking about music, with the actors playing parts of Opus 131 themselves (the longer stretches are played by the Brentano Quartet), are fascinating and moving for anyone who loves this music; the rest of the movie is conventional. Read full review
50
The PlaylistKevin JagernauthSep 11, 2012
The trio (Hoffman/Keener/Walken) give top shelf performances as we've always come to expect from them in A Late Quartet. But it's just too bad that they're in service of Yaron Zilberman's film, which takes the unique focus of a string quartet in Manhattan, and puts it in the middle of a standard and unsatisfying soap opera, that spins off into one subplot too many. Read full review
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