Lovely, Still

    Lovely, Still
    2012

    Synopsis

    A holiday fable that tells the story of an elderly man discovering love for the first time.

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    Cast

    • Martin LandauRobert
    • Ellen BurstynMary
    • Adam ScottMike
    • Elizabeth BanksAlex
    • Har Mar SuperstarPeter (as Sean Tillmann)
    • Kali CookCute Girl
    • Chris WiigCo-Worker #1 (as Christopher Why)
    • M. Michele PhillipsCo-Worker #2
    • Tina DixonPost Woman (as Christine Dixon)
    • Mary HusarCo-Worker #3

    Recommendations

    • 75

      Observer

      It's still worth seeing for its two dazzling centerpieces.
    • 70

      Village Voice

      Call Lovely, Still life-affirming if you must, but its uplift is designed less to reassure than to honor the difficult process of how we deal when faced with the loss of those we have loved.
    • 70

      New York Magazine (Vulture)

      A haunting duet for two great actors who haven't lost a step and have gained the most exquisite lyricism.
    • 70

      The New York Times

      It's beautifully played and will hit home with anyone who has had to struggle with the most difficult aspects of aging.
    • 70

      Los Angeles Times

      There's a push-pull dynamic coursing through the late-in-life romance Lovely, Still that keeps the film intriguing even when it looks like it's going to sink into sentimentality.
    • 63

      New York Post

      If you're old enough to pluck gray hairs, you may find yourself rubbing away a few tears.
    • 60

      Boxoffice Magazine

      Landau and Burstyn remain compelling throughout.
    • 30

      The Hollywood Reporter

      The production is over-stuffed with cutesy split screens, jarring dream sequences and a pushy score by Bright Eyes band members Nathaniel Walcott and Mike Mogis that succeed in dragging the proceedings from merely cloying to increasingly annoying.