Moving On
Roadside Attractions | Release Date: March 17, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
60
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 18 Critic Reviews
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11
Mixed:
7
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
ColliderMaggie LovittMar 13, 2023
Moving On is yet another tour de force for Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, who once again prove that they are a force to be reckoned with. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinMar 15, 2023
If “lovely” is not the first word you’d think would be used to describe a movie about attempted murder, then you haven’t seen Moving On, an amusing and bittersweet little tale of love, friendship and, yes, retribution. Read full review
75
ObserverRex ReedMar 20, 2023
Not a great film, but Moving On is a pleasurable enough way to kill an hour and a half without regret. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comMarya E. GatesMar 17, 2023
While the tonal shifts from melodrama to mordant comedy don’t always work, Fonda and Tomlin are as good as they have ever been and Moving On proves itself a powerful rumination on the strength it takes to age—mentally, physically, and economically. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleMar 16, 2023
Moving On is effortlessly intelligent in depicting the experience of being old. Even if you’re not there yet, you know intuitively that old age has very little to do with sitting in a rocking chair in perfect equanimity. It’s about living with the accumulation of things you did and things you didn’t do. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeOdie HendersonMar 16, 2023
It’s a worthwhile alternative to the comic-book movie opening this week, provided you’re open to a dark comedy that teeters precariously on the edge of the abyss. Read full review
75
The Seattle TimesMoira MacdonaldMar 15, 2023
Ultimately, Moving On is about friendship, and who better than Grace and Frankie to show us that? Read full review
67
The Film StageDan MeccaMar 14, 2023
Tonally, Moving On plays a bit unorganized. While the results are mixed, these performers make the journey worthwhile. Read full review
65
Paste MagazineJesse HassengerMar 14, 2023
As they often do, Tomlin and Fonda make their material look sharper than it really is. Read full review
63
The Associated PressLindsey BahrMar 15, 2023
Moving On is certainly not perfect, but it’s sincerely trying to be something more than your standard octogenarian farce. You might even be surprised by your own emotional investment in this rather trim film. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreMar 13, 2023
Moving On is still more than funny enough to coast by, but demanding in ways that flatter and honor its seasoned cast, each of whom gets the best role she or he has had in years thanks to Weitz’s light comedy with a dark edge. Read full review
60
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzMar 14, 2023
Moving On, a dark comedy written and directed by Paul Weitz, isn’t a great movie by any means, but it’s a pretty good one. It’s also a relief to see Fonda and Tomlin play women whose age is not discounted, but is also not disqualifying. Read full review
60
VarietyPeter DebrugeFeb 17, 2023
Tomlin’s terrific in this mode. The script is as bland as the “cardboard” they serve in her rest-home cafeteria, but she manages to inject it with vinegar and attitude, while embracing the realities of aging. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubManuel BetancourtMar 15, 2023
This Paul Weitz project may be a reminder that good chemistry and stellar leading ladies can only get you so far. Read full review
50
The New York TimesA.O. ScottMar 16, 2023
Something else is missing here — a farcical energy or satirical audacity that might shock the premise to unsettling life, or else a deeper, darker core of feeling. Moving On takes refuge in pleasantness, and in the easy charm of its stars. Read full review
50
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanMar 14, 2023
It’s an emotionally stagnant affair, whether it’s going for laughter or tears. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenFeb 17, 2023
Although Tomlin (for whom Weitz wrote 2015’s Grandma) and Fonda are thoroughly capable of taking their characters in any direction required of them, Moving On ultimately strands the actors — and the audience — at an awkward impasse. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleJosh KupeckiMar 15, 2023
The film never lets these characters earn anything, despite everyone ending up moving on in Moving On. You’re advised to do the same, when it materializes as one of your viewing options. Read full review
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