At Middleton
Anchor Bay Films | Release Date: January 31, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
60
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Mixed or average reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
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7
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8
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerJan 30, 2014
Yes, it’s full of droll humor, but it’s also a bittersweet portrait of two people, who, in the process of helping their children choose a college, confront the emptiness of their respective marriages. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterStephen FarberJan 30, 2014
Sparkling dialogue would count for little without two actors to deliver it expertly. Garcia (who is also one of the producers of the film) is generally cast in more serious roles, but he revealed a gift for comedy in "City Island" a few years ago, and he revisits that terrain rewardingly here. Farmiga is marvelous. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleJan 30, 2014
It's a lovely film that grows along with the characters. At first, it seems like a pleasing but inconsequential comedy. But it deepens as their connection deepens and opens up into a place of poignancy and insight. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsJan 30, 2014
Small as it is, the film itself functions as a catchy, bittersweet waltz. You've heard it before, but the dancers are fun to watch. Read full review
75
ObserverRex ReedJan 29, 2014
Entertaining dialogue and a collection of tightly knit performances — especially a wonderful, unexpectedly funny star turn by Andy Garcia — make At Middleton a nice surprise. Read full review
70
NPRElla TaylorJan 30, 2014
Though it's fun to watch Garcia let out his inner goofball, the jewels in the crown of At Middleton are the dynamic sisters Farmiga. Read full review
63
Chicago Sun-TimesMary HoulihanJan 30, 2014
At Middleton is an innocuous romantic comedy. Read full review
60
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzJan 30, 2014
At Middleton is an almost completely inauthentic little romance that is so genuinely pleasant you’ll enjoy it anyway. Read full review
60
The DissolveScott TobiasJan 28, 2014
Farmiga and Garcia have a chemistry that’s unassuming and sneaky, and the pleasure they get from each other’s company ultimately proves infectious. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyJan 29, 2014
Unremarkable, though hardly unpleasant, the middlebrow middle-age romance At Middleton often plays like a forgotten trifle from the Golden Age of Hollywood studio filmmaking, distinguished more by its competence and affable performances than by any formal or thematic potency. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comSusan WloszczynaJan 31, 2014
At Middleton is the just the sort of trite if inoffensive diversion that barely tiptoes into theaters before landing in the cable and video-on-demand listings. Read full review
50
VarietyDennis HarveyJan 30, 2014
Adam Rodgers’ debut feature is a painless enough diversion, but novel ideas and humor beyond mild chuckles are in scant supply. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesBetsy SharkeyJan 30, 2014
Garcia and Farmiga have such an easy, natural chemistry that their on-screen sparkle helps mitigate the film's weaknesses. At others times, it serves to underscore what might have been. It's a feckless conundrum. Read full review
50
New York PostSara StewartJan 30, 2014
None of this is particularly innovative, although Garcia and the elder Farmiga develop a nice spark and a gentle humor in their characters’ stolen day together. Read full review
40
Village VoiceMichael NordineJan 28, 2014
Farmiga and Garcia give it their all, and their chemistry keeps certain scenes afloat. Read full review
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