Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game
Gravitas Ventures | Release Date: January 12, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
48
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Mixed or average reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
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70
VarietyJoe LeydonJan 18, 2018
This low-key and deeply felt indie is unsentimentally blunt while addressing the humiliating debilitations that often define geriatric life. At the same time, however, it scrupulously eschews excessive grimness and shameless heart-tugging, and elicits more than a few laughs in the bargain, while focusing more often on how the title characters deal with last chances and unfinished business. Read full review
69
Paste MagazineJacob OllerJan 11, 2018
The film’s highlight is the swaggering Sorvino. More charming with age, like wine or scoundrels, he manages to enrapture without pandering, entertain without sacrifice or compromise. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeJan 18, 2018
The creativity doesn't match up to the ideals here, even if Abe & Phil does offer one of the better final scenes (a grace note, really) seen in recent indies. Read full review
60
Village VoiceSerena DonadoniJan 11, 2018
In the actor’s final role, Landau’s expressive power plays out in the soft folds of his gaunt face. Weiner offers a comforting vision of unlikely friendship and the peace an important man can find by embracing his ordinariness. Read full review
30
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergJan 11, 2018
The medical tidbits, however awkwardly presented, are the most distinctive aspects of the script. The flat direction, alas, is not the work of a filmmaker. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenJan 11, 2018
Tripping over soapy subplots and maudlin conventions, it loses its footing just as Abe regains his mojo. Read full review
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