Synopsis
A sudden loss disrupts Carol’s orderly life, propelling her into the dating world for the first time in 20 years. Finally living in the present tense, she finds herself swept up in not one, but two unexpected relationships that challenge her assumptions about what it means to grow old.
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Cast
- Blythe DannerCarol Petersen
- Martin StarrLloyd
- June SquibbGeorgina
- Rhea PerlmanSally
- Mary Kay PlaceRona
- Sam ElliottBill
- Malin ÅkermanKatherine Petersen
- Aarti MannDr. DaSilva
- Mark Adair-RiosExterminator
- Ashley Rae SpillersVitamin Store Clerk
Recommendations
- 100
Village Voice
It's crucial to note, too, that this isn't just a nice little movie for older people: There's some real bite to the way it deals with the life questions that come with aging, and whatever sweetness it has is just an undertone, not a feel-good frosting overlay. - 88
Observer
The tender magnetism of Blythe Danner turns an intelligent, sensitive story of love among the not so young into a work of art. - 88
New York Post
Playing a slightly autobiographical role — reinforced by a karaoke sequence that gently nods to “Duets,” the final film directed by Danner’s late real-life husband, Bruce Paltrow, and starring their daughter Gwyneth — Danner shines in scene after scene. - 80
New York Daily News
The movie is by turns a romance, a chick flick, a coming-of-age film and even a stoner movie. There’s something for everyone, with the possible exception of cretins who don’t appreciate great writing, casting, directing and especially acting. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
Director Brett Haley’s second feature has a disarming lightness of touch that keeps the proceedings buoyant, even when they inevitably brush up against mortality. - 70
Variety
Danner makes an elegant, warmly sympathetic heroine in this sometimes broadly played but always tender and appealing effort. - 67
The A.V. Club
Every actor gives their all, even when the material is insultingly thin. - 63
Slant Magazine
Highly polished yet never quite slick, it devolves now and then into cartoonish cutesiness with its broadly drawn minor characters.
