Still Mine
Samuel Goldwyn Films | Release Date: July 12, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
72
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews
Positive:
14
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
The New York TimesStephen HoldenJul 18, 2013
The film’s vision of a long-married couple keeping each other going with mutual love and support, and a shared resistance to outside interference, is more vital than a thousand movies populated by hot, squirming teenagers. Read full review
90
Village VoiceChuck WilsonJul 9, 2013
[A] pitch-perfect, deeply affecting film. Read full review
88
Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaAug 1, 2013
Still Mine resonates in all the right ways. Read full review
88
New York PostLou LumenickJul 18, 2013
Still Mine eschews schmaltz, and is tremendously moving. Read full review
88
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanJul 18, 2013
It’s nice to be reminded of what old people look like, since they are, at least in movies these days, ever more invisible. Read full review
88
ObserverRex ReedJul 16, 2013
Not since "The Straight Story," when Richard Farnsworth traveled all the way from Iowa to Wisconsin by lawn mower to see his dying brother, have the wisdom, innocence and pride of a senior citizen combined so powerfully as a metaphor for the courage to face mortality. Unforgettable. Read full review
80
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzJul 18, 2013
Still Mine is a rewarding, performance-based film, ultimately a small pleasure to spend time with. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinJul 10, 2013
The estimable James Cromwell splendidly anchors this tender, true-life tale. Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenSep 25, 2013
It’s the movie’s love story that will grab your heart however. Despite inevitable comparisons to "Away From Her" and "Amour" – other recent films about the challenges of love in old age – Still Mine is distinctive. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesLaura EmerickJul 26, 2013
In a summer populated with comic-book superheroes, ersatz “Transformer” types and stupid buddy comedies, Still Mine lets viewers spend some quality time with real humans for a change. Read full review
75
Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerJul 19, 2013
I kept wishing that Still Mine had jettisoned the film’s true-story trappings and moved more deeply into the Craig-Irene duet unencumbered by bad-news bulletins from the building inspectors. Easily the best parts of the film are those in which husband and wife quietly summon up in often the barest of glances and touches a near-lifetime together. Read full review
75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Geoff PevereJul 8, 2013
Still Mine is a measured but considerably moving celebration of things hand-crafted, traditional and built to last. Read full review
63
Boston GlobePeter KeoughAug 3, 2013
Though admirable in ambition, McGowan’s decision to broaden his simple story’s scope diminishes an affecting melodrama about the increasingly common, insufficiently acknowledged plagues of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineAndrew SchenkerJul 8, 2013
As far as films about couples dealing with the female partner losing her mind go, Still Mine is pretty pedestrian. Read full review
60
Time OutAndrew FrisicanoJul 16, 2013
Providing the film’s foundation, Cromwell is adept at revealing emotional layers lurking under the surface of his flannel-clad old-timer. Read full review
60
The DissolveMike D'AngeloJul 11, 2013
The film is less effective as an inspirational saga than as a simple portrait of a marriage in its twilight years, with the house-in-progress serving as a metaphor for love that endures by being constantly renewed. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubNick SchagerJul 10, 2013
Cromwell delivers his defiantly gruff dialogue with amusing relish, while still grounding his protagonist’s actions in desperation and desolation. And his nostalgic conversations with Bujold while the two lay in bed have a naturalness that almost overshadows the creakiness of the surrounding material. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleLeba HertzJul 25, 2013
Still Mine is uplifting and heartbreaking, a contradiction that results in the viewer exalting and being let down at the same time. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanJul 18, 2013
If last year’s searing old-age tragedy, “Amour” — or 2006’s bravely blunt “Away From Her” — weren’t digestible enough for you, perhaps this mild romance will suffice. Read full review
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