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When Did You Last See Your Father?
Sony Pictures Classics
FILM:
MPAA RATING: PG-13 for sexual content, thematic material and brief strong language
Starring
Gina McKee,
Jim Broadbent,
Juliet Stevenson,
Gina Mckee,
and
Sarah Lancashire
When Did You Las See Your Father? is an unflinching exploration of a father/son relationship, as Blake Morrison deal with his father Arthur’s terminal illness and imminent death. Blake’s memories of everything funny, embarrassing and upsetting about his childhood and teen are interspersed with tender and heartrending scenes in the present, as he struggles to come to terms with his father and their history of conflict, and learns to accept that one’s parents are not always accountable to their children. (Sony Picture Classics)
| GENRE(S): |
Drama
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| WRITTEN BY: |
Blake Morrison (& book)
David Nicholls
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| DIRECTED BY: |
Anand Tucker
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| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: November 4, 2008
Theatrical: June 6, 2008
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| RUNNING TIME: |
92 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
UK | Ireland |
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88
USA Today
Claudia Puig
Superbly acted, intelligently written.
88
Chicago Tribune
Sid Smith
Jim Broadbent and Colin Firth demonstrate once again the magic and majesty of finely etched British acting. Backed by a solid support cast, their performances are deeply felt and cagily detailed.
88
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Rick Groen
This is Broadbent's picture to steal and, playing the father through several decades, he takes full advantage; his theft is effortlessly skilled.
83
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman
Taps into the conflicting feelings so many of us can have about parents who haunt us because they're difficult, which is part of what makes them irreplaceable.
80
New York Daily News
Joe Neumaier
Loss and mourning are hard emotions to make real on film. Go one way, and they easily come off tear-jerky; go the other, and they end up aloof. Usually the first approach wins out, but When Did You Last See Your Father? lands right in the middle, one man's cool-headed but still warm account of his dying dad's impact on him.
80
Village Voice
Ella Taylor
The kind of superior middlebrow filmmaking at which the Brits excel.
75
ReelViews
James Berardinelli
The acting is top-notch. With a series of character roles in recent years, Colin Firth has managed to put the iconic Mr. Darcy behind him. Jim Broadbent, now the proud owner of an Oscar, creates a motion picture rarity: a father who is neither a saint nor a demon.
75
The Onion (A.V. Club)
Keith Phipps
Nicely balances moments of childhood trauma with a full appreciation of the man whose enthusiasm for high spirits sometimes came at considerable cost to those around him.
75
San Francisco Chronicle
Walter Addiego
A classy tearjerker.
75
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
The film did not provide me with fulfillment or a catharsis. Apparently the memoir wouldn't have, either. That's fair enough. How many unanswered questions are we all left with? I have some. This is a film of regret, and judging by what we see of the characters, it deserves to be.
75
Philadelphia Inquirer
Steven Rea
Directed by Anand Tucker, who brings the same knack for restrained but observant storytelling that marked both his "Shopgirl" and "Hilary and Jackie," the film is a memory piece.
70
Wall Street Journal
Joe Morgenstern
An eloquent and affecting evocation of a man who remains bigger than life even as he approaches death.
70
The New York Times
Manohla Dargis
The whole thing might have been improved with a bit of messiness, a little vulgarity to leaven its tastefulness and tact.
67
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Andy Spletzer
Though Firth can be an engaging actor, he doesn't seem to be having any fun here and saps the life out of the film.
67
Portland Oregonian
Marc Mohan
The film winds up with some meaningful things to say about balancing the desire to clear the familial air and the need to let some things be, but never gets deep enough into its character's psyches to dig up anything more revelatory than that.
63
Boston Globe
Ty Burr
It may be powerful in direct proportion to the emotions and memories each viewer brings to the table, but on its own the film's upper lip remains much too stiff.
63
Miami Herald
Connie Ogle
The film ends on a lovely, graceful, simple moment, one that will stick with you, especially if you've had occasion to give the title question some thought.
60
Los Angeles Times
Mark Olsen
One would only hope that a film about death and dying wouldn't have to feel quite so lifeless.
60
Variety
Derek Elley
An unashamed tearjerker that’s all wrapping and no center.
60
The Hollywood Reporter
Michael Rechtshaffen
A stylishly appointed but monotonous relationship drama that keeps going around in the same, indulgent circles.
50
Austin Chronicle
Marjorie Baumgarten
The performances are marvelous, and little moments ring all too true, making Tucker's film rewarding if not illuminating.
50
New York Post
Kyle Smith
Pretty good, for a movie about death isn't really good enough.
50
Chicago Reader
J.R. Jones
Adapted from a memoir by British writer Blake Morrison, this father-son drama never rises above the archetypal: its conflict will be familiar to all, its resolution a surprise to none.
50
Washington Post
Stephen Hunter
The movie is slick (the director loves mirrors!) and treacly and goes nowhere that hasn't been gone before.
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