VividSimon Simply Perfect

Marketic It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

Micransix Crappy film

Voxitype Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

Gordon-11 This film tells the story of a cardiac surgeon and a furniture sales falling in love with each other over a campus tour."At Middleton" seems to describe an ordinary day, but it turns out to be extraordinary. The plot is simple and refreshing, and it feels very real life. How the four main characters change throughout the day is engaging to watch. How they found what they really want but haven't been looking for is really beautiful to watch. The ending is rather open ended, leaving viewers room to imagine what life will be like for the four people after this fateful day. This film is a film to feel and savour, because it's such an authentic real life experience.

myopnionis This is a very cute movie. It has a lot of humor scattered throughout. Not pee your pants funny but relatable humor in life's adventures and experiences. There are some very funny moments though. There are a couple times wherein it seems just a tad on the slow side but not enough to make you lose interest. Make sure to watch the out-takes on DVD, some of them are pee your pants funny. It is very well acted. Each character is interesting and you can relate to each of them in a very real way. Parents faced with kids going off to college and kids faced with any parental issues will find this movie easy to relate to. Spencer LoFranco & Taissa Farmiga both seem to be great up and coming talents. This isn't a perfect movie but it is a fun & touching one to watch!

MartinHafer "At Middleton" is a frustrating film to watch. While there is so much to like in the movie (especially in the first half), by the time the film is over, I was left with lots of mixed feelings.When the film begins, a father (Andy Garcia) is taking his son (Spencer Lofranco) to visit Middleton College. At the same time, a mother (Vera Farmiga) is also bringing her daughter (Taissa Farmiga) to visit the same school. The parents and teens seem extremely different. George is a rather uptight and rigid surgeon. The son, Conrad, on the other hand is a very normal and nice teen and just wishes his father would relax and let him make his college choice himself. Edith is a free-spirited and rather goofy mom--a sharp contrast to her very driven and self- absorbed daughter, Audrey. In many ways, you might expect the teens to belong to the other parent.During the course of a boring tour of the school, Edith looks for an excuse to leave the tour and let her daughter continue without her--and considering how badly Audrey treats her mom, this might be for the best. The fact that George leaves with her is difficult to believe considering his personality--but he somehow does leave the tour as well. George and Edith set off on a series of adventures as they go where the tour doesn't lead. By the end of the tour, Audrey (who insisted she MUST go to Middleton) has an abrupt change of heart and Conrad finds that this small school might just have something to offer. However, the parents are THE main focus of the film and they start to fall in love--something which doesn't make a lot of logical sense--especially considering what sort of a guy George is. His change of attitude and falling for Edith seems more a contrived plot device than something that might really occur. Having them learn from each other alone would have made more sense--especially since this occurred only during the course of part of a single day.Apart from the illogical romance (especially since BOTH were already married--and I wish they'd both been single since this would have made them much more likable) and a marijuana scene that seemed out of place, the film is very nice. But since the illogical romance is THE key to the movie, this is very problematic and a bit amoral. On the plus side, the dialog is often very witty, the actors did a nice job and the soundtrack is among the best I can recall having heard. By the way, interestingly the mother-daughter pair are, in real life, actually sisters--sisters who are 21 years apart--believe it or not.

leonblackwood Review: I didn't really find this movie realistic or even that funny, but it is quite a sweet love story between the 2 main characters. The whole film is set around a visiting day at a school which is were Garcia and Farmiga meet for the first time, and they end up wandering off, doing there own thing. It wasn't exactly what I as expecting from the movie, but it's light hearted fun which does tickle the heart strings. It ends pretty abruptly which was a dramatic change of tempo from the rest of the movie, which I think the director was trying to accomplish. In the end of the day, it's fun for the whole family, especially parents that have kids that are living them for further education. Watchable!Round-Up: I was really expecting a lot from Andy Garcia, but his latter years haven't been good to him in the movie world. From his earlier movies like the Godfather III and the Untouchables, he was the talk of the town at one point, but know he's lucky to be in a big Blockbuster. After playing those serious roles, it's hard to watch him make a fool of himself in this movie, but I'm sure that it won't hurt his portfolio. Vera Farmiga seems to act the same in all of her movies, so she was a great choice for this role. The movie wasn't really what I was hoping for, but it's good to see Garcia back on the big screen.Budget: $2.5million Worldwide Gross: $50,000 (Terrible!)I recommend this movie to people who are into there movies about a dad and mother who take there kids on a open day at college. 4/10