Unfinished Song
Weinstein Company, The | Release Date: June 21, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
57
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 25 Critic Reviews
Positive:
15
Mixed:
9
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenJun 27, 2013
In the end, then, just Vanessa Redgrave and Terence Stamp and those voices – their solos contain this picture like carved book-ends, vintage and lovely and still so profoundly of use. Read full review
75
Boston GlobePeter KeoughJun 27, 2013
[Terence Stamp] and Vanessa Redgrave, as well as supporting actors Christopher Eccleston and Gemma Arterton, raise Paul Andrew Williams’s entry in the golden age genre from mawkish to genuinely heartwarming. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesBruce IngramJun 27, 2013
There’s not too much sentiment, but not too little, either. Just enough to make you feel misty-eyed in a way that doesn’t necessarily indicate incipient glaucoma. Read full review
75
USA TodayClaudia PuigJun 20, 2013
The movie works mostly because of the artistry of its stellar cast and heartfelt script by writer-director Paul Andrew Williams. Read full review
75
New York PostLou LumenickJun 20, 2013
It’s not exactly giving away anything to reveal that Stamp also sings three numbers in Unfinished Song — the last one so stirring that you should bring at least one box of Kleenex. Read full review
75
Rolling StonePeter TraversJun 20, 2013
Stamp's award-caliber performance as a closed-off man on the brink of turning into stone is a miracle of subtlety and feeling. This is acting of the highest order. Redgrave partners him superbly, bringing warmth and nurturing humor to a role she refuses to play for easy tears. Read full review
75
ObserverRex ReedJun 18, 2013
Unfinished Song moves too slowly for its own good (mourning is doubly taxing in a country where it’s always raining), but it’s a great showcase for Terence Stamp. Read full review
70
Arizona RepublicBarbara VanDenburghJun 27, 2013
It’s predictable. It’s saccharine. It’s silly. It’s also, thanks to the consummate talents of Stamp and Redgrave, occasionally a joy. Read full review
67
Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerJun 21, 2013
Here’s a valuable moviegoing rule: Just because you use up an entire handful of hankies doesn’t mean a movie’s great. But Stamp and Redgrave are the real deal. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubA.A. Dowd Jun 19, 2013
Unfinished Song is basically two movies inelegantly stuffed into one. Both are about aging — its setbacks and second chances — but only one of them feels like an honest exploration of the topic. The better half of the film is a kinder, gentler cousin to 2012’s "Amour." Read full review
63
St. Louis Post-DispatchJoe WilliamsJul 5, 2013
The crescendo of two resonant careers makes the false notes of Unfinished Song forgivable. Read full review
63
Miami HeraldConnie OgleJul 4, 2013
Unfinished Song is full of predictably poignant moments; you’d be lucky to survive the film dry-eyed. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comSusan WloszczynaJun 28, 2013
At least audiences who hang in there will be rewarded with Arthur in concert doing a gravelly yet stirring version of Billy Joel's "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)". It's one of the rare instances when Unfinished Song achieves a heavenly state. Read full review
63
Washington PostStephanie MerryJun 27, 2013
It’s worth a watch, if just for Stamp’s complex performance. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsJun 27, 2013
There's something off in its scenes of Arterton's romantically unlucky loner showing up at Arthur's home, in the rain, distraught. If the movie weren't so determined to placate, you'd think you're in for a daring exploration of an affair between a 30-something emotional cripple and a 70-something sexy beast, unchained at last. Read full review
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