And So It Goes
Clarius Entertainment | Release Date: July 25, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
38
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 31 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
14
Negative:
12
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75
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperJul 24, 2014
And So It Goes is the cinematic equivalent of comfort food. The pleasure comes from experiencing the fine performances and semi-frequent smile-inducing dialogue, bolstered in no small fashion by the wonderful comedic timing of Michael Douglas and Diane Keaton. Read full review
70
Film.comJames RocchiJul 24, 2014
A nice enough reminder that as time goes forward, we have to as well. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterStephen FarberJul 13, 2014
No one who sees the film will feel it breaks any new ground, but as a cinematic equivalent of comfort food, it goes down easily. Read full review
65
TheWrapInkoo KangJul 23, 2014
Douglas and Keaton conjure just enough empathy and optimism and cozy charm between them to make us believe that anything can happen at twilight. Read full review
63
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliJul 26, 2014
More bland than bad, And So It Goes is being dumped into a crowded mid-July schedule in the hope that someone tired of noisy blockbusters might see it. The problem is, as antidotes go, this one is most likely to induce sleep as a means of relief. Read full review
58
Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerJul 25, 2014
As generic as its title. Read full review
50
New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriJul 25, 2014
Clean, pleasant, and thoroughly unremarkable. It passes the time, but with that cast and that director, it should have been so much more. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Courtney SheaJul 24, 2014
It’s a story where sex and being over 60 aren’t treated as mutual exclusives, which is pretty great in its own way. Read full review
50
Portland OregonianStephen WhittyJul 24, 2014
Its director, Rob Reiner, is 67 himself. So his film takes a less ageist tone, seeing its characters – played by Michael Douglas, 69, and Diane Keaton, 68 – not as old people but simply as people, living vital but complicated lives. If only the movie itself were as vital and complicated. Read full review
50
USA TodayScott BowlesJul 24, 2014
And So It Goes plays a little like the graying lounge act it honors: It's impressive for its age, though not altogether impressive. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleJul 24, 2014
A little too corny to endorse fully, but no one should be discouraged from seeing it. Read full review
50
Miami HeraldConnie OgleJul 24, 2014
Not entirely unwatchable. Read full review
50
McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreJul 24, 2014
Seeing these veteran players go through their paces, find their comic rhythms and probe for laughs where many a laugh has been found before is not a bad thing. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyJul 23, 2014
A mediocre movie, starring two great actors who’ve certainly done worse, that benefits from baseline competence and lowered expectations. Read full review
42
Entertainment WeeklyJoe McGovernJul 25, 2014
The Rob Reiner of the past might have tackled a challenging topic, even in a romantic comedy. But that director, who hasn't made a good movie since the mid-1990s, is gone. So it goes. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierJul 25, 2014
If director Rob Reiner’s AARP-aimed comedy stumbles on several fronts, at least it provides a stage for some seasoned pros to strut their stuff. Read full review
40
The New York TimesNicolas RapoldJul 24, 2014
Relatable doesn’t have to mean routine, but Mr. Reiner doesn’t always bother to tell the difference. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleJul 24, 2014
The somnambulant slickness of the direction when a truly grown-up tale of late-in-life love is nipping at the edges suggests Reiner is more stubbornly set in his stay-cute approach than his leads, who at least find the occasional pocket of human messiness in this tension-free exercise. Read full review
40
The DissolveKate ErblandJul 24, 2014
Romantically uninspiring and comedically unstable, And So It Goes is a poor excuse for a rom-com, even one that continually plays by the rules of the genre and has two major stars to keep it bouncing along. Read full review
38
RogerEbert.comChristy LemireJul 25, 2014
And So It Goes does what it needs to do for its target audience in thoroughly sufficient, mediocre ways. Read full review
38
St. Louis Post-DispatchJoe WilliamsJul 24, 2014
If cranking out this kind of mediocre, head-scratching blarney is the only option available to Hollywood veterans like Reiner, we have some friendly advice: Open a haberdashery. Read full review
38
Boston GlobeTy BurrJul 24, 2014
And So It Goes looks like it was shot on outdated video equipment and has a forced, jokey script by Mark Andrus (”As Good As It Gets,” “Georgia Rule”). Read full review
38
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsJul 24, 2014
The slapstick is awful; the pathos isn't much better, though it's far more plentiful. Read full review
37
Washington PostAnn HornadayJul 24, 2014
Reiner assembles a square meal of rom-com pleasure points, but it’s bland, by-the-numbers and not particularly memorable. Read full review
30
Village VoiceNick SchagerJul 28, 2014
The result is a lumbering attempt at sweet-and-saucy romance, all affected emotion and strained bad-boy humor. Read full review
30
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzJul 24, 2014
There is very little on the screen to capture your attention. Read full review
30
Austin ChronicleSteve DavisJul 23, 2014
Certain scenes play as if Reiner forgot to show up on the day of filming, so the actors and cameraman just winged it. Perhaps his embarrassing (and pointless) turn as Leah’s clueless accompanist with the bad toupee distracted him from his principal responsibilities behind the camera. What a Meathead. Read full review
30
VarietyScott FoundasJul 13, 2014
For all of its 93 minutes, you never feel anything significant is at stake for anyone — save for a paycheck. Read full review
25
Slant MagazineEric HendersonJul 21, 2014
Just as Michael Douglas doesn't have it in his guts to make Oren a real son of a bitch (a grandpa Gekko), Diane Keaton's jangled neurotic tics lack any dramatic import. Read full review
20
The GuardianJordan HoffmanSep 9, 2014
Embarrassing for everyone involved not because of any squeamish subject matter – quite the contrary, seeing retirement-age characters are refreshing – but because the story structure is so fake and so plodding. Read full review
0
New York PostLou LumenickJul 25, 2014
And So It Goes appears to be targeting an audience segment that rarely goes out to the movies — while providing them a cringe-worthy incentive to never do so again. Read full review
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