40
Comely Lajoie plays the part of catnip admirably, with bing cherry eyes and a Quebec accent. And as Mr. Peabody, Walter Borden gives better than the stock flamboyant roué that the role deserves.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
60
Though its imagery is tame by LaBruce's standards, Gerontophilia follows his fascination with taboo sexual behavior.
42
Entertainment Weekly by Chris Nashawaty
There are the makings of a poignant Harold and Maude-style drama here, but the movie is so amateurish and eager to be shocking, it just winds up feeling creepy.
50
The Hollywood Reporter by David Rooney
Wavering between wry humor and frank tenderness without fully committing to either, the film ends up stranded in an innocuously sweet middle ground. That’s a disappointment, especially since the movie gets off to an amusing start.
63
Slant Magazine by Diego Semerene
It chooses the delicateness of a fable instead of the narrative recklessness we've come to expect from Bruce La Bruce.
30
Maybe if the actors had been coached to actually act, it would have come across better, but their painfully stilted delivery is leaden rather than campily artificial.
50
The New York Times by Nicolas Rapold
Mr. Borden, an acclaimed Canadian stage actor and playwright, turns in a slyly entertaining performance. But the relationship between Lake and Melvyn feels a bit more one-sided than perhaps was intended.
50
The Playlist by Oliver Lyttelton
There is genuine warmth and heart to the central relationship, and the script is occasionally funny, though it draws smiles more than laughs. But it's hard to see, beyond the gender swap, what LaBruce is saying here that Hal Ashby didn't cover more definitively four decades ago.
75
RogerEbert.com by Simon Abrams
This is a comedy that encourages viewers to be impulsive, and pointedly seek love and acceptance outside of "normal" social institutions, especially when it comes to family and romance.