Mid-August Lunch
Zeitgeist Films | Release Date: March 17, 2010 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
75
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews
Positive:
14
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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90
The Hollywood ReporterNatasha Senjanovic
A gem whose intelligent, gentle, deadpan humor is entirely irresistible. Read full review
90
The New York TimesStephen Holden
A slender Chekhovian vignette about the joys and regrets of old age and the pleasures of sociability. Read full review
88
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
The movie is a perfect blend of calm execution and uninflected farce. Read full review
80
Boxoffice MagazineCathleen Roundtree
It may be difficult for the youth-obsessed American culture to appreciate the quiet joys rendered in this Italian charmer. But, given the increasing dominion of the Baby-Boomer Generation--hungry for life-affirming images of old age--Mid-August Lunch could prove a sleeper-in-the-making. Read full review
80
EmpireDavid Parkinson
The semi-improvised performances and gently nostalgic tone makes this endearing and captivating. Read full review
80
VarietyJay Weissberg
A surefire pleaser for crowds of a certain age. Read full review
80
Time OutKevin B. Lee
Thankfully, the actor-director prepares this potential recipe for hokeyness with all-natural ingredients, casting four of the feistiest biddies he could find, who are all the more endearing for being unadorned. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
The whole thing is as satisfying as a meal at a slow food restaurant, and when Gianni's mother gratefully tells her son, "you mellow these hours," we wholeheartedly agree. Read full review
80
Arizona RepublicRichard Nilsen
The film is a slice of life, and although nothing earthshaking happens, at only 75 minutes long, it never quite tries your patience either. Read full review
75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam Lacey
Everything about Mid-August Lunch is simple and unpretentious, from the black-out scene transitions to the folk-dance score, as the four isolated, elderly women, over a couple of days and meals, become a circle of companions. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubKeith Phipps
It’s a trifle, but a trifle that sticks. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
A pleasant taste of Roman life. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
From its first minutes, Mid-August Lunch establishes a special tone and quality that could only be Italian. It's a mixture of warmth and gentle farce, tender observation and absurdity. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleKimberley Jones
These women are marvelous, with ancient, creased faces and the kind of admirable f...-all attitude that comes with age. I couldn't take my eyes off them. Read full review
60
Village VoiceElla Taylor
Watching this lauded but fatally slight comedy of manners about a middle-aged Italian who finds himself caring for four spunky old dames, it's hard to believe writer, director, and star Gianni Di Gregorio also co-wrote the bloody mafia hit "Gomorrah." Read full review
50
Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
It's tasty enough, and probably good for you, but at 73 minutes, the film is hardly a very filling entree. Read full review
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