Quartet
Weinstein Company, The | Release Date: December 28, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
64
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 36 Critic Reviews
Positive:
25
Mixed:
10
Negative:
1
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanJan 10, 2013
Music lovers will appreciate both the score and the nostalgic end credits, which revisit the early years of the aged supporting cast (many of whom were actual musicians). Read full review
60
EmpireAnna SmithDec 31, 2012
A frothy and often charming directorial effort from Hoffman, his first in a Hollywood career that's spanned five decades, that will keep Downton fans happy. Read full review
60
Total FilmNeil SmithDec 11, 2012
As cozy as a mug of Horlicks inside an electric blanket, Hoffman's film couldn't offend if it tried. Age, however, has yet to wither its veterans' undimmed star appeal. Read full review
60
The Guardian Catherine ShoardDec 4, 2012
Hoffman has delivered a love letter to the elderly thesps of his adoptive country. We can forgive him its falsehoods. Read full review
50
The New York TimesA.O. ScottJan 10, 2013
A sincere but sloppy piece of work. Mr. Hoffman dotes on his cast of first-rate British actors of a certain age - and invites us to savor their energy and professionalism. This is not difficult, though the efforts of these fine actors might have yielded greater delight if they had been given more to do. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubScott TobiasJan 9, 2013
Quartet falls into the common actor-turned-director trap of valuing the performances of fellow actors over all other aesthetic concerns. Read full review
50
The PlaylistOliver LytteltonDec 31, 2012
Quartet is a hard film to dislike entirely, thanks principally to the charms of its cast. Read full review
50
Village VoiceMelissa AndersonDec 11, 2012
Sentimental and pandering. Read full review
40
New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottFeb 1, 2013
More seriously -- and substantively -- "A Late Quartet" was a quiet but thoughtful meditation on the power, and the necessary pain, of human connections. By comparison, Quartet is a flimsy bit of cinematic puffery that takes every obvious path on its way to its even more obvious "seize-the-day" message. Read full review
40
Time OutKeith UhlichJan 9, 2013
The curtain can't come down fast enough. Read full review
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