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31 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Village VoiceAmy NicholsonVillage VoiceAmy NicholsonThis movie is a narrow character piece that shows Pacino wrestling to reveal layers in a man who's worried he might actually be hollow. He and Fogelman string together dozens of small, perfect moments.
- 67The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyThe A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyThis is the kind of thing that should come effortlessly to Pacino, one of the all-time greats of American acting, but no longer does. In fact, this qualifies as his best and most easygoing film performance in a good decade.
- 63Slant MagazineElise NakhnikianSlant MagazineElise NakhnikianThe chemistry between Pacino and his cast mates gives this lightly amusing contrivance surprising emotional resonance.
- 60VarietyScott FoundasVarietyScott FoundasBeneath the sitcom cutesiness and boldfaced sentimentality, the film manages to keep just enough reality coursing through to stay grounded.
- 60Time OutJoshua RothkopfTime OutJoshua RothkopfAl Pacino’s done so much Acting over the last 25 years (hoo-ah), it’s disquieting to see him digging deep again—often with subtlety—into a rich role with hidden depths.
- 50New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickCertainly watchable, but don’t go expecting much in the way of surprises.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyThe Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyThe spectacle of a dissolute hedonist suddenly acquiring a heart and a conscience late in life is shamelessly, and shamefully, contrived in its emotional trajectory.
- 40Screen DailyTim GriersonScreen DailyTim GriersonWhat proves irritating throughout the movie is the sense that Fogelman has chosen the easiest, least interesting execution of a rich premise.
- 40The DissolveKeith PhippsThe DissolveKeith PhippsIf there’s a real person beneath Danny’s over-the-top showbiz-lifer persona, Pacino never finds him. Pacino probably still has it in him to do measured, subtle performances, but this isn’t one of them. He’s more mannerism than man, even in some otherwise-relaxed scenes with Bening.