82
Metascore
26 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe acting is superb, the filmmaking is imaginative, and the story never goes quite where you expect.
- 100New York Magazine (Vulture)Peter RainerNew York Magazine (Vulture)Peter RainerSo intimate and sensual and funny and psychologically self-revealing that it makes most of what passes for sex in the movies look like cheap hysterics.
- 100Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLate Marriage will assuredly rank as one of the cleverest, most deceptively amusing comedies of the year.
- 91Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumWatch for the director's own mother, Lili Kosashvili, a standout as Zaza's fierce, stately mama.
- 88Baltimore SunMichael SragowBaltimore SunMichael SragowUntil the final shot, the movie keeps you wondering how it will turn out.
- 80Washington PostAnn HornadayWashington PostAnn HornadayLate Marriage is a closely observed, somewhat funny, ultimately very sad movie.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe most important sequence in Late Marriage is a refreshingly frank sex scene involving Zaza and Judith. -- Watching this scene, we realize that most sex scenes in the movies play like auditions.
- 63The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenUp and down, Late Marriage is definitely rocky, but there's never a point where we lose interest and want out -- as relationships go, that's not bad.
- 50Miami HeraldConnie OgleMiami HeraldConnie OgleLate Marriage's stiffness is unlikely to demonstrate the emotional clout to sweep U.S. viewers off their feet.