Last Chance Harvey
Overture Films | Release Date: December 25, 2008 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
57
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 27 Critic Reviews
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15
Mixed:
11
Negative:
1
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson bring credibility to Last Chance Harvey merely by their presence. The result is a holiday parfait. Read full review
75
New York PostLou Lumenick
Slight but utterly charming. Read full review
75
USA TodayClaudia Puig
Last Chance Harvey is the "Before Sunrise" for the over-45 set. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Last Chance Harvey is a tremendously appealing love story surrounded by a movie not worthy of it. Read full review
75
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
It's a pleasure to see mature portraits of adult characters who put their vulnerabilities on the line. I enjoyed my time in the company of these strangers. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeTy Burr
Harvey is so thin it barely registers as a movie, yet these two actors - British apples and American oranges in their respective approaches to character - almost miraculously weave something memorable out of nothing much. Read full review
70
VarietyJohn Anderson
Stars Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson (reunited after 2006's "Stranger Than Fiction") are so disarmingly charming that even the most treacly moments work an emotional magic. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesBetsy Sharkey
Small and surprisingly hopeful film, with beautifully attenuated performances by Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson. Read full review
70
The New York TimesManohla Dargis
There’s something irresistible about watching two people fall in love, even in contrived, sniffle- and sometimes gag-inducing films like Last Chance Harvey. Read full review
70
Washington PostAnn Hornaday
Winds up being a touching portrait of that rarity in the movies: a recognizably human couple with recognizably human problems and quirks. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Hoffman and Thompson are each good enough to bring out a glow in the other. Read full review
67
Portland OregonianM. E. Russell
Basically "Before Sunrise" for middle-aged people, only with less interesting conversations and a more formulaic construction. Read full review
63
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
Sappy, sentimental and redeemed only by the quiet radiance and fidgety intelligence of its leads, Last Chance Harvey is a fantasy about mopey middle-agers getting a second chance at love. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneMichael Phillips
Last Chance Harvey is what it is: a pleasant put-up job, held up by world-class pros. Read full review
63
Miami HeraldConnie Ogle
Provides the rare pleasure of a blossoming romance between two people older than Kate Hudson or Ryan Reynolds. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
Imagine Paddy Chayefsky's "Marty" saddled with more sentimentality and sprinkled with a few more laughs and you pretty much have Last Chance Harvey. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
This mundane romantic comedy is notable for one reason only: its leading couple. Read full review
60
EmpireAnna Smith
Undemanding, observant and beautifully performed, this is Richard Curtis-lite with added reassurance: no challenging questions here. Read full review
50
Village VoiceAaron Hillis
Besides being old pros who could elevate such schmaltz in their sleep, Hoffman and Thompson -- despite the 20-plus years between them, and her graceful restraint in contrast to his creepy assertiveness -- have a genuinely sweet chemistry, which is the exact and only reason to seek this one out. Read full review
50
Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
A good chance to see two superb actors having their way with wafer-thin material. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
If nothing else, Last Chance Harvey proves that you're never too old to be the subject of a zany trying-on-dresses montage, but considering the prestige of its leads, that's a minor victory at best. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
Last Chance Harvey is so much an "actors' film" that the hand of the director seems hidden until it bursts into view with something clunky. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
Lately, most of Dustin Hoffman's roles have been grinning crackpots or talking animals, so accepting the 71-year-old actor as a romantic lead who could fetch the likes of Emma Thompson requires some suspension of disbelief. Read full review
50
Baltimore SunMichael Sragow
This movie is genial, forgettable piffle about the perhaps-beginning of a maybe affair. It's a romantic daydream so slim that it barely leaves the requisite sweet aftertaste. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam Lacey
Distinctly middling, London-set romance. Read full review
50
Christian Science MonitorPeter Rainer
All this gloomy masochism is made palatable because of the performers. And yet we must ask: Is this any way to show off two of our finest actors? Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
Witless banter might have won Ginger Rogers for Fred Astaire, but Thompson is too smart for that. Read full review
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