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27 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliDustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson bring credibility to Last Chance Harvey merely by their presence. The result is a holiday parfait.
- 75New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickSlight but utterly charming.
- 75USA TodayClaudia PuigUSA TodayClaudia PuigLast Chance Harvey is the "Before Sunrise" for the over-45 set.
- 70VarietyVarietyStars Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson (reunited after 2006's "Stranger Than Fiction") are so disarmingly charming that even the most treacly moments work an emotional magic.
- Small and surprisingly hopeful film, with beautifully attenuated performances by Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson.
- 70The New York TimesManohla DargisThe New York TimesManohla DargisThere’s something irresistible about watching two people fall in love, even in contrived, sniffle- and sometimes gag-inducing films like Last Chance Harvey.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttImagine Paddy Chayefsky's "Marty" saddled with more sentimentality and sprinkled with a few more laughs and you pretty much have Last Chance Harvey.
- 60New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanThis mundane romantic comedy is notable for one reason only: its leading couple.
- 50Village VoiceVillage VoiceBesides being old pros who could elevate such schmaltz in their sleep, Hoffman and Thompson -- despite the 20-plus years between them, and her graceful restraint in contrast to his creepy assertiveness -- have a genuinely sweet chemistry, which is the exact and only reason to seek this one out.
- 50Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWall Street JournalJoe MorgensternA good chance to see two superb actors having their way with wafer-thin material.