The Last September
Trimark Pictures | Release Date: April 21, 2000 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
69
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Generally favorable reviews based on 23 Critic Reviews
Positive:
17
Mixed:
5
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Philadelphia InquirerDesmond Ryan
Undeniable asset of an A list cast. Read full review
100
Boston GlobeJay Carr
A gorgeous autumnal period piece that catches a vanishing proprietary class on the eve of its extinction in Ireland in 1920. Read full review
90
VarietyTodd McCarthy
Like hard-edged "Masterpiece Theater." Read full review
90
Dallas ObserverBill Gallo
Impeccably acted by a fine ensemble cast, it's a sheer pleasure to behold. Read full review
90
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
A luminous, piercing film from the Elizabeth Bowen novel, richly evokes a world of privilege on the verge of disintegration. Read full review
90
L.A. WeeklyChuck Wilson
This is one of those rare times when a credit-heavy gathering of top film talents actually manages to produce a work of art. Read full review
88
Chicago TribuneJohn Petrakis
One of those rare movies that manages to maintain the hushed intensity and claustrophobic anxiety that is normally associated with theater or prose. Read full review
83
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
There's something Slavic about Warner's storytelling. Read full review
80
Film.comPeter Brunette
A Melancholy Delight. Its pacing will undoubtedly seem too deliberate to some, but I found first-time director Deborah Warner's The Last September a delight from beginning to end. Read full review
75
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
The movie doesn't have much more get-up-and-go than the characters, but solid performances and richly textured camera work keep it involving most of the way through. Read full review
75
Miami HeraldCurtis Morgan
Sad confusions and emotional disconnections are what the story is all about. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleEdward Guthmann
The quality of acting in September, coupled with Idziak's images, warrant a visit. Read full review
70
Village VoiceLeslie Camhi
The film's pathos lies not with people who have justice on their side, but with those who don't know where they belong. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
This gorgeous expressionist drama makes the comparisons so effectively at the outset that by the end they seem belabored. Read full review
70
Washington PostDesson Thomson
More interesting for the world it evokes rather than the drama that unfolds. Read full review
67
Portland OregonianDiana Abu-Jaber
There's enough caustic wit, romance and dizzy whimsy to make The Last September, if not deep, at least diverting. Read full review
63
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
Instead of a sweeping epic, this adaptation of a novel by Elizabeth Bowen is much quieter, a work perhaps too understated and stereotypical for its own good. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
I'm not sure the movie should have pumped up the melodrama to get us more interested, but something might have helped. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
Saga too arty for own good. Read full review
50
New York PostLou Lumenick
Overall, The Last September is a real snooze. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineSteve Simels
There's a certain built-in poignance to the end-of-an-era proceedings here, regardless of how frostily they're dramatized. Read full review
42
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
A botched job: the various relationships and personal histories of the characters are never made clear, the last act is glaringly disjointed, the writing and direction are all over the map. Read full review
30
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
Not even the rich and nuanced performances of stage veterans Smith, Gambon, and Birkin can save this British period drama from languishing amid the story's unfocused longings and unrealistic musings. Read full review
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