83
It's a funny and moving film about aging, but it's also a wacky journey across Iceland with two characters who are instantly likable and ultimately quite lovable.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
60
Village Voice by Amy Nicholson
Land Ho! feints toward pathos and perversity, only to decide that it's better off giving us abridged, postcard emotions.
88
That the filmmakers consistently catch the nuances of character that bind the two men to each other, rather than simply tracing the pros and cons of their dispositions, is what gives the film its melancholic yet vibrant resonance.
65
Though its uncluttered simplicity and refreshing lack of cliches render it sublimely enjoyable, the film never digs deep enough to give itself much weight.
83
Treasuring small victories and mood above all else, Land Ho! makes it possible to engage with its subjects' pathos and experience their sense of renewal along with them.
80
Land Ho! avoids schmaltz to get at that rarest of male timber: rekindled hearts.
70
What gives the story its moment-to-moment buoyancy is the pleasure of watching two actors working brilliantly in tandem.
58
Gently involving, but never quite engrossing, there’s a first draft shape to the picture that feels slight and makes for a minor work.
63
McClatchy-Tribune News Service by Roger Moore
It adds bubbles to the show, but doesn’t change the essentially deadpan, amusingly banal nature of this journey and the two charming old men who take it.
70
The Hollywood Reporter by Todd McCarthy
Land Ho! is appealing for not going the route of easy gags and dumbed-down humor.