57
Metascore
11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70Village VoiceElla TaylorVillage VoiceElla TaylorCall Lovely, Still life-affirming if you must, but its uplift is designed less to reassure than to honor the difficult process of how we deal when faced with the loss of those we have loved.
- 70New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinNew York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinA haunting duet for two great actors who haven't lost a step and have gained the most exquisite lyricism.
- 70The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerThe New York TimesNeil GenzlingerIt's beautifully played and will hit home with anyone who has had to struggle with the most difficult aspects of aging.
- 70Los Angeles TimesGlenn WhippLos Angeles TimesGlenn WhippThere's a push-pull dynamic coursing through the late-in-life romance Lovely, Still that keeps the film intriguing even when it looks like it's going to sink into sentimentality.
- 63New York PostKyle SmithNew York PostKyle SmithIf you're old enough to pluck gray hairs, you may find yourself rubbing away a few tears.
- 60Boxoffice MagazineSteve RamosBoxoffice MagazineSteve RamosLandau and Burstyn remain compelling throughout.
- 30The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThe Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThe production is over-stuffed with cutesy split screens, jarring dream sequences and a pushy score by Bright Eyes band members Nathaniel Walcott and Mike Mogis that succeed in dragging the proceedings from merely cloying to increasingly annoying.
- 30VarietyVarietyThe surprise twist brutally defies the opening narration and plot logic that preceded it, alienating viewers who willingly suspended disbelief.
- 20New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanWhile all four leads deserve better, it's especially galling to see Burstyn - still so lovely - wasting her time and talents on a film with so little wisdom to share.