Synopsis
George is an uptight surgeon with a rebellious teenage son. Edith is a free spirit with an overachieving teenage daughter. When they meet during an admissions tour with their kids at the small, idyllic Middleton University, they decide to ditch the group. Though adversaries at first, they soon discover that the only thing better than the college tour, is the detour.
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Cast
- Andy GarcíaGeorge Hartman
- Vera FarmigaEdith Martin
- Taissa FarmigaAudrey Martin
- Spencer LofrancoConrad Hartman
- Nicholas BraunJustin 'Dingleberry'
- Tom SkerrittDr. Roland Emerson
- Peter RiegertBoneyard Sims
- Mirjana JokovićProfessor Riley
- Stephen Borrello IVTravis
- Daniella Garcia-LoridoDaphne
Recommendations
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The Hollywood Reporter
Sparkling dialogue would count for little without two actors to deliver it expertly. Garcia (who is also one of the producers of the film) is generally cast in more serious roles, but he revealed a gift for comedy in "City Island" a few years ago, and he revisits that terrain rewardingly here. Farmiga is marvelous. - 75
Observer
Entertaining dialogue and a collection of tightly knit performances — especially a wonderful, unexpectedly funny star turn by Andy Garcia — make At Middleton a nice surprise. - 75
Chicago Tribune
Small as it is, the film itself functions as a catchy, bittersweet waltz. You've heard it before, but the dancers are fun to watch. - 75
San Francisco Chronicle
It's a lovely film that grows along with the characters. At first, it seems like a pleasing but inconsequential comedy. But it deepens as their connection deepens and opens up into a place of poignancy and insight. - 63
Chicago Sun-Times
At Middleton is an innocuous romantic comedy. - 60
The Dissolve
Farmiga and Garcia have a chemistry that’s unassuming and sneaky, and the pleasure they get from each other’s company ultimately proves infectious. - 60
Arizona Republic
At Middleton is an almost completely inauthentic little romance that is so genuinely pleasant you’ll enjoy it anyway. - 58
The A.V. Club
Unremarkable, though hardly unpleasant, the middlebrow middle-age romance At Middleton often plays like a forgotten trifle from the Golden Age of Hollywood studio filmmaking, distinguished more by its competence and affable performances than by any formal or thematic potency.
