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When Did You Last See Your Father?
EMAILPRINTSony Pictures Classics

Generally favorable reviews
Based on 24 critic reviews
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Drama
Written by:
Blake Morrison (& book)
David Nicholls
Directed by: Anand Tucker
Release Date:
Theatrical: June 6, 2008
DVD: November 4, 2008
Running Time: 92 minutes, Color
Origin: UK | Ireland
Summary
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)
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What The Critics Said
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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.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >Village Voice Ella Taylor
The kind of superior middlebrow filmmaking at which the Brits excel.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >Wall Street Journal Joe Morgenstern
An eloquent and affecting evocation of a man who remains bigger than life even as he approaches death.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Mark Olsen
One would only hope that a film about death and dying wouldn't have to feel quite so lifeless.
Read Full Review >The Hollywood Reporter Michael Rechtshaffen
A stylishly appointed but monotonous relationship drama that keeps going around in the same, indulgent circles.
Read Full Review >Austin Chronicle Marjorie Baumgarten
The performances are marvelous, and little moments ring all too true, making Tucker's film rewarding if not illuminating.
Read Full Review >New York Post Kyle Smith
Pretty good, for a movie about death isn't really good enough.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >Washington Post Stephen Hunter
The movie is slick (the director loves mirrors!) and treacly and goes nowhere that hasn't been gone before.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 9.3 (out of 10) based on 3 User Votes
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