Elsa & Fred

Name: Elsa & Fred
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance, Family
Released: November 7, 2014
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 49

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Elsa & Fred

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Millennium Entertainment | Release Date: November 7, 2014

Summary: After losing his wife, Fred (Christopher Plumer) feels disturbed, confused and alone, so his daughter (Marcia Gay Harden) helps move him into a small apartment where he meets Elsa (Shirley Maclaine). From that moment on, everything changes. Elsa bursts into Fred’s life like a whirlwind, determined to teach him that the time he has left toAfter losing his wife, Fred (Christopher Plumer) feels disturbed, confused and alone, so his daughter (Marcia Gay Harden) helps move him into a small apartment where he meets Elsa (Shirley Maclaine). From that moment on, everything changes. Elsa bursts into Fred’s life like a whirlwind, determined to teach him that the time he has left to live—be it more or less—is precious and that he should enjoy it as he pleases.… Expand

Director: Michael Radford

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Romance, Family

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 97 min

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Los Angeles Times - Betsy Sharkey

Nov 6, 2014

Though the issues are heavy, the execution is light, enjoyable, but it keeps Elsa & Fred closer to "Sleepless in Seattle" than Fellini's deliciously deep Roman affair. Read full review

The New York Times - Stephen Holden

Nov 6, 2014

Ms. MacLaine and Mr. Plummer make an especially compatible match, because his understated portrayal of a despairing misanthrope reins in her scenery-chewing exhibitionism. Read full review

Village Voice - Sherilyn Connelly

Nov 4, 2014

This occasionally charming November-December romance has elements of a Douglas Sirk woman's weepie... but the movie eventually goes into Woody Allen territory in the best way possible. Read full review

Observer - Rex Reed

Nov 5, 2014

Forced, contrived and slow as Christmas, it’s a pleasant enough time-waster, but what a treat to spend just under two hours in the hands of pros. Read full review

Chicago Sun-Times - Barbara VanDenburgh

Nov 6, 2014

Plummer and MacLaine are, of course, consummate talents, but they’re left coasting in a film that provides each with the barest of character sketches. Read full review

The Dissolve - Keith Phipps

Nov 6, 2014

Radford’s pacing, which alternates between “stately” and “deathly,” keeps robbing the film of any momentum, and for every charming moment between the two leads, the film offers annoying bits of overstatement. Read full review

The Hollywood Reporter - Jon Frosch

Nov 6, 2014

Despite the presence of Shirley MacLaine and Christopher Plummer, both sprightly and appealing in the lead roles, this misfire of a cornball romance is so tone-deaf, so utterly lacking in screwball snap and visual punch, that viewers will find it hard to care whether or not the aging lovebirds end up in each other’s arms. Read full review

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