Mack & Rita

Name: Mack & Rita
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: August 12, 2022
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 49
Cast: Aimee Carrero, Diane Keaton, Dustin Milligan, Elizabeth Lail, Lois Smith

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Gravitas Ventures | Release Date: August 12, 2022 | PG-13

Starring: Aimee Carrero, Diane Keaton, Dustin Milligan, Elizabeth Lail, Lois Smith, Loretta Devine, Martin Short, Patti Harrison, Simon Rex, Wendie Malick

Summary: When 30-year-old self-proclaimed homebody Mack Martin (Elizabeth Lail) reluctantly joins a Palm Springs bachelorette trip for her best friend Carla (Taylour Paige), her inner 70-year-old is released — literally. The frustrated writer and influencer magically transforms into her future self: “Aunt Rita” (Diane Keaton). Freed from theWhen 30-year-old self-proclaimed homebody Mack Martin (Elizabeth Lail) reluctantly joins a Palm Springs bachelorette trip for her best friend Carla (Taylour Paige), her inner 70-year-old is released — literally. The frustrated writer and influencer magically transforms into her future self: “Aunt Rita” (Diane Keaton). Freed from the constraints of other people’s expectations, Rita comes into her own, becoming an unlikely social media sensation and sparking a tentative romance with Mack’s adorable dog-sitter, Jack (Dustin Milligan).… Expand

Director: Katie Aselton

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 95 min

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Fran Hoepfner

Aug 10, 2022

Mack & Rita is silly, but it’s a strong, necessary kind of silly, a warm and embracing kind of silly. Keaton has rarely been so bubbling and bright, reminding us that regardless of age, being true to yourself is all that really counts in a person. The love will come no matter what. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Nell Minow

Aug 12, 2022

The film's promising setup and excellent cast are let down by a script so forgettable that even to try to summarize it is to feel it dissolve from memory. Read full review

Lisa Kennedy

Aug 12, 2022

Directed with some unexpected beats by Katie Aselton, the comedy captures a bit of the esprit de girlfriends of HBO’s “Insecure,” but borrows too giddily from the Nancy Meyers rom-com catalog of upscale homes. Read full review

Courtney Howard

Aug 11, 2022

Visually, fusing the story with a warm, contemporary aesthetic makes it a pleasant enough affair. But ultimately, Mack & Rita is a passable work at best for Aselton (Black Rock and The Freebie serve as better showcases for her creative voice), and consequently, it’s unlikely to lead to her soon swapping chairs with the director of the next big-budget blockbuster. Read full review

Katie Walsh

Aug 12, 2022

Aselton has a light touch as a director, and she wisely trots out an all-star parade of comedy heavyweights to distract from the script issues. Read full review

Serena Puang

Aug 11, 2022

The film misses an opportunity to portray the complexity of one’s 30s — and 70s. Still, Mack & Rita is a quirky movie that reminds the audience to live life to the fullest, whatever age they are. Read full review

Mark Kennedy

Aug 11, 2022

Virtually no one associated with this film should be congratulated in any way, having ruptured any bridges between Hollywood and senior citizens or for the shocking misuse of Diane Keaton’s considerable skills. Read full review

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MattyIce34

Aug 12, 2022

Pretty bland, pretty boring. At least Keaton had fun and Taylour Paige got paid.

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Serengeti

Aug 13, 2022

This is an absolute stinker of a movie. Diane Keaton does her usual schtick - flailing arms, high pitched voice, hands over her face. You’ve seen it all a million times. And wearing the same clothes she always wears: schlumpy sweaters, scarf around her neck, clunky shoes, you’ve seen allThis is an absolute stinker of a movie. Diane Keaton does her usual schtick - flailing arms, high pitched voice, hands over her face. You’ve seen it all a million times. And wearing the same clothes she always wears: schlumpy sweaters, scarf around her neck, clunky shoes, you’ve seen all that before too. The story is a cliche - a young woman turns into an old woman, not by a gypsy per se, but a man in a traveling tent with an old tanning bed. The acting by most everyone is atrocious. A 40-year-old neighbor of the 30-year-old, now 70, falls in love with the 70-year-old. It’s torture to sit through all this. I say, save your money! Don’t even spend it to stream this dreck. Bright spots are Wendie Malick and Loretta Devine.… Expand

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