The Over the Hill Band

Name: The Over the Hill Band
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: February 25, 2011
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 49

2011

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NeoClassics Films | Release Date: February 25, 2011 | Unrated

Summary: Upon the death of her husband, Claire (70) decides to reconnect with her estranged son, down and out R&B musician Sid. She asks him to help her restart the old girl group she used to sing in with two of her friends from the old days. The rebel son is hesitant at first but eventually agrees under one condition: the band has to play HISUpon the death of her husband, Claire (70) decides to reconnect with her estranged son, down and out R&B musician Sid. She asks him to help her restart the old girl group she used to sing in with two of her friends from the old days. The rebel son is hesitant at first but eventually agrees under one condition: the band has to play HIS music. (NeoClassics Films)… Expand

Director: Geoffrey Enthoven

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: Unrated

Runtime: 93 min

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IndieWire Eric Kohn

Feb 24, 2011

Like Stephen Walker's delicate nonfiction portrait "Young@Heart," it's a genuine heart-tugger about senior citizens rediscovering their youth by singing pop music; like Craig Brewer's crowdpleasing "Hustle & Flow," it sympathizes with a struggling rap artist without glossing over his flaws. Read full review

Andrew Schenker

Feb 22, 2011

Enthoven and his screenwriters walk a fine line between celebrating the vitality of the elderly and asking us to laugh at their youthful affectations, twice embarrassing his three septuagenarians by forcing them to sing along to Technotronic's "Pump Up the Jam." Read full review

Kerry Lengel

Mar 3, 2011

Despite the silly-sounding premise, it's a wistful, bittersweet meditation on aging and death. Read full review

V.A. Musetto

Feb 25, 2011

It's also sugary and has a silly tear-jerker ending. But I found myself laughing at the film's gentle humor, anyway. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Feb 24, 2011

This drippy dramedy embraces every inappropriate-oldster cliché with depressing calculation. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

Feb 25, 2011

Calculated Belgian crowd-pleaser. Read full review

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