Fred Won't Move Out
Virgil Films & Entertainment | Release Date: September 21, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
60
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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4
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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70
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzOct 23, 2012
The bigger issue is that the film is more a slice of life than a real journey. It's an intriguing slice, but the real depth is in the performances, not the story. [18 Oct 2012]
70
The New York TimesStephen HoldenSep 20, 2012
Except for a subplot about a missing cat that suggests that Fred may be considerably dottier than he appears, the movie gets almost everything right about the uncomfortable moment when grown children are forced to be their parents' parents. Read full review
70
Village VoicePeter GerstenzangSep 18, 2012
Mostly, it captures how old age decimates even the people who don't suffer from it. Read full review
63
New York PostFarran Smith NehmeSep 21, 2012
This carefully observed slice of life is dragged down by the dreary and distracting hand-held camerawork. Read full review
60
VarietyGuy LodgeSep 18, 2012
Irregularly spiked with some droll sitcom-style humor, this thoughtful but exceedingly modest miniature will be best nursed within the festival circuit. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertOct 10, 2012
The film is not a compelling drama so much as a poignant observation of a sad situation. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesMark OlsenSep 27, 2012
It also points to one of the movie's most nagging problems: Stuck somewhere between personal memoir and universal truth, Fred Won't Move Out ends up being neither. Read full review
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