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Last Chance Harvey
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57 out of 100

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6.4 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 37 Ratings

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  • Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson, Kathy Baker
  • Summary: New Yorker Harvey Shine goes to London for a weekend to attend his daughter’s wedding but promises his boss that he'll be back on Monday morning to make an important meeting. Harvey arrives in London only to learn his daughter has chosen to have her stepfather walk her down the aisle instead of him. Doing his best to hide his devastation, he leaves the wedding before the reception in hopes of getting to the airport on time, but misses his plane anyway. When he calls his boss to explain, he is fired on the spot. Drowning his sorrows at the airport bar, Harvey strikes up a conversation with a woman named Kate, and finds himself energized by her intelligence and compassion. The growing connection between the pair inspires both as they unexpectedly transform one another’s lives. (Overture Films)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 27
  3. Negative: 1 out of 27
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    75
    Last Chance Harvey is a tremendously appealing love story surrounded by a movie not worthy of it.
  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Kirk Honeycutt
    60
    Imagine Paddy Chayefsky's "Marty" saddled with more sentimentality and sprinkled with a few more laughs and you pretty much have Last Chance Harvey.
  3. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Mick LaSalle
    25
    Witless banter might have won Ginger Rogers for Fred Astaire, but Thompson is too smart for that.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 26
  3. Negative: 6 out of 26
  1. TheresaE
    10
    The best movie I've seen in too long a time. From the first time I saw the TV commercial for this, I knew I had to see this film in the theater. Money well-spent. This film is beautiful, from the acting through to the camera work and sountrack. This is a movie for grownups looking for drama and character-development. There isn't much funny ha-ha here. This movie is very real look at a time in life that is too often ignored by Hollywood.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. txrangersfan72
    5
    While there were elements of sweetness and sadness, I don't buy these two together at all. For two such great actors, the casting was bad. It wasn't natural at all. Frankly, I blame Dustin's weak performance. It may be the editing as well since the progression of this relationship, even in its suddenness, doesn't seem like right at all. The flow just isn't believable. As a result, it seems way over-dramatic. Even for a drama.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. Sixella
    1
    This movie was awful with no substantial substance. The acting was the only thing that made me give it a 1, otherwise there would be a 0. I felt as though there was no real story here and definitely no humour. Easily a forgettable film.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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