Karry Best movie of this year hands down!

Borserie it is finally so absorbing because it plays like a lyrical road odyssey that’s also a detective story.

InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

Aubrey Hackett While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

seeker-26912 I loved this film. Found it late, but good is good no matter when it turns up. Acting is top notch, and I like the story-line too. Don't agree with those who think it's "soppy". It is sad, true, and engaging. I was drawn into Caine's lost emotional world. Pauline is the lamp that lights his way. I didn't want it to end when it did. Life is often untidy, and difficult to understand, which made it believable.

jonathan edelstein the point of the film is that isolation can take place at any stage in our lives, at 25 or at 85. whatever their age, people share the same desire for company and for fulfillment, and when these vanish, we wither and vanish. this statement is the genius of the film, a fact which the film critics seem to have missed altogether. reading the reviews, you get the impression that they have not absorbed the film or analyzed it in any useful way. they repeat each other's phrases. there is no independent thought, no intellect or critical faculty applied by any of them. one critic did not even bother to watch the film (he says she is a ballet teacher). the biggest problem with the film, i would say, is its audience. the best reviews are found in the comments, which are made by amateurs.

jimmc_69 OK, first and foremost I think the best comparison is the Notebook on Steroids. Unlike the Notebook I like the real life characters and family struggles, but you have to drop the creepy old man philosophy. So many people are obsessed with old man, young girl "Daddy" complex analogies. What some of the reviews are missing is the true love Michael Caines character had for his wife, and how well he portrayed it. Hans Zimmer music was spot on and the transitions were amazing! I only gave it an 8 because of the ending. My personal opinion is they did such a good job building the characters that the ending fell a little flat. Other than that I highly recommend this movie. You will love it if you have an open mind, and leave your personal issues and opinions behind.

Adam Peters (55%) (contains spoilers) A somewhat more than reasonable drama looking at death and love in later life. With its strong cast it gets by a lot smoother than it would have, as really the story never develops into something overly interesting or engaging, or even that thought provoking. There's also issues with the making of Cain's character American, as his performance would have been more natural and less distracting in his native accent, also considering that there is no real reason for him to be American so it just feels like a self-inflicted misstep. The inclusion of Mr Morgan's offspring in the second half only partly works as they do bring another dimension to his character, but they are largely unlikeable, and the final few scenes involving his son's relationship with the lovely Clemence Poesy are even less convincing and if anything even more contrived than old man Morgan's. With that aside there is still a decent 70 odd minute movie to be found within this, and it's too well put together and quite sweet at times to be valueless.