Quartet
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- Starring: Billy Connolly, Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Tom Courtenay
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- Director: Dustin Hoffman
- Genre(s): Drama, Comedy
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Positive: 25 out of 36
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Mixed: 10 out of 36
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Negative: 1 out of 36
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Jan 25, 201388They have the perfect supporting cast, made up of a group of exceptional real-life musicians: retired members of orchestras and opera companies, and a pianist bristling with the suppressed impatience of the longtime accompanist. (To see who they are, stick around for the credits.)
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80Hoffman wisely gives his actors plenty of room to maneuver, and that they do. It's surprisingly fun to watch them play against each other. It's not as if you're going to learn anything new from Quartet. It's too straightforward for that. But that doesn't mean you won't enjoy seeing old pros at work. And you won't be exhausted by the end of it.
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60Music lovers will appreciate both the score and the nostalgic end credits, which revisit the early years of the aged supporting cast (many of whom were actual musicians).
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Dec 3, 201238For a movie that aims to make four artists' last spotlit hurrah a revel-worthy moment, Quartet shouldn't urge the viewer to welcome the closing of the curtain.
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This is the live action, very British, retirement home version of
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