Elsa & Fred
Millennium Entertainment | Release Date: November 7, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
49
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Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
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2
Mixed:
5
Negative:
2
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80
Los Angeles TimesBetsy SharkeyNov 6, 2014
Though the issues are heavy, the execution is light, enjoyable, but it keeps Elsa & Fred closer to "Sleepless in Seattle" than Fellini's deliciously deep Roman affair. Read full review
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The New York TimesStephen HoldenNov 6, 2014
Ms. MacLaine and Mr. Plummer make an especially compatible match, because his understated portrayal of a despairing misanthrope reins in her scenery-chewing exhibitionism. Read full review
60
Village VoiceSherilyn ConnellyNov 4, 2014
This occasionally charming November-December romance has elements of a Douglas Sirk woman's weepie... but the movie eventually goes into Woody Allen territory in the best way possible. Read full review
50
USA TodayClaudia PuigNov 6, 2014
The corny love story is all the more disappointing given the pedigree of the octogenarian actors. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesBarbara VanDenburghNov 6, 2014
Plummer and MacLaine are, of course, consummate talents, but they’re left coasting in a film that provides each with the barest of character sketches. Read full review
50
ObserverRex ReedNov 5, 2014
Forced, contrived and slow as Christmas, it’s a pleasant enough time-waster, but what a treat to spend just under two hours in the hands of pros. Read full review
40
The DissolveKeith PhippsNov 6, 2014
Radford’s pacing, which alternates between “stately” and “deathly,” keeps robbing the film of any momentum, and for every charming moment between the two leads, the film offers annoying bits of overstatement. Read full review
30
VarietyJustin ChangNov 6, 2014
For a movie that’s ostensibly about casting off the shackles of old age and embracing excitement in life, there isn’t a single moment here that feels original or spontaneous. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterJon FroschNov 6, 2014
Despite the presence of Shirley MacLaine and Christopher Plummer, both sprightly and appealing in the lead roles, this misfire of a cornball romance is so tone-deaf, so utterly lacking in screwball snap and visual punch, that viewers will find it hard to care whether or not the aging lovebirds end up in each other’s arms. Read full review
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