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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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Blythe Danner, Martin Starr, Malin Åkerman, Mary Kay Place, Patricia Belcher, Sam Elliott, Mark Adair-Rios, June Squibb, Reid Scott, Caroline Lagerfelt, Max Gail, Ashley Spillers, Jocelyn Ayanna, Vic Polizos, Arthur Roberts, Michael Yama, Rhea Perlman, Aarti Mann, Harold Cannon-Lopez, Kevin Wheatley, Shoniqua Shandai, Linda Lee McBride, Jennifer Monce
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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
The tender magnetism of Blythe Danner turns an intelligent, sensitive story of love among the not so young into a work of art.
88
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
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
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.
