Quartet

Slant Magazine by

For a movie that aims to make four artists' last spotlit hurrah a revel-worthy moment, Quartet shouldn't urge the viewer to welcome the closing of the curtain.

Empire by Anna Smith

A frothy and often charming directorial effort from Hoffman, his first in a Hollywood career that's spanned five decades, that will keep Downton fans happy.

Los Angeles Times by Betsy Sharkey

Quartet is very much a performance piece, which plays to Hoffman's strength - as an actor he knows when to allow this excellent ensemble breathing room and when to tighten the belt.

NPR by Ella Taylor

Personally, I'd show up for Maggie Smith's top-drawer basilisk stare if she were guesting on "Sesame Street."

Time Out by Keith Uhlich

The curtain can't come down fast enough.

Village Voice by Melissa Anderson

Sentimental and pandering.

Total Film by Neil Smith

As cozy as a mug of Horlicks inside an electric blanket, Hoffman's film couldn't offend if it tried. Age, however, has yet to wither its veterans' undimmed star appeal.

The Playlist by Oliver Lyttelton

Quartet is a hard film to dislike entirely, thanks principally to the charms of its cast.

Observer by Rex Reed

The result is a movie of enormous intelligence.