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Metascore
13 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 60The DissolveWilliam GossThe DissolveWilliam GossLast Love hardly presents itself as a challenging picture, tugging as it does at the heartstrings with gentle persistence, but at its best moments, it is a sweetly considered one.
- 60New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNot much happens in Sandra Nettelbeck’s intimate family drama, but its well-drawn connections between lonely souls make an impact nonetheless.
- 58The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloThe A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloUnfortunately, Nettelbeck also strives to make Last Love a genuinely complex drama rooted in recognizable human behavior, and fails utterly in that effort.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijThe Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijThe main problem of Mr. Morgan’s Last Love is a structural one, as it is really two films in one.
- 50ObserverRex ReedObserverRex ReedIt’s a real pleasure to share some quality time with Mr. Caine as an old man wise enough to know there’s rarely any such thing as a second time around but brave enough to take a chance anyway. But the writing and direction by Sandra Nettelbeck barely support his forceful presence.
- 40VarietyScott FoundasVarietyScott FoundasLast Love sticks to a flaccid middle ground lacking any real drama or pathos.
- 40Time OutTime OutThough there are some small, beautiful moments in Nettelbeck’s drama, Last Love as a whole feels like it’s been dosed with Xanax.
- 40Los Angeles TimesInkoo KangLos Angeles TimesInkoo KangThis somber work about the worthiness of living has little life in it.
- 30Village VoiceNick SchagerVillage VoiceNick SchagerScene after scene is defined by blunt exposition and gooey maxims, not to mention cornball visual metaphors.
- 30The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenThis dull, dawdling film, adapted from Françoise Dorner’s novel “La Douceur Assassine,” eventually succumbs to sentimentality.