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36 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70Los Angeles TimesBetsy SharkeyLos Angeles TimesBetsy SharkeyQuartet 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.
- 70NPRElla TaylorNPRElla TaylorPersonally, I'd show up for Maggie Smith's top-drawer basilisk stare if she were guesting on "Sesame Street."
- 60The GuardianThe GuardianHoffman has delivered a love letter to the elderly thesps of his adoptive country. We can forgive him its falsehoods.
- 60Total FilmNeil SmithTotal FilmNeil SmithAs 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.
- 60EmpireAnna SmithEmpireAnna SmithA 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.
- 50Village VoiceMelissa AndersonVillage VoiceMelissa AndersonSentimental and pandering.
- 50The PlaylistOliver LytteltonThe PlaylistOliver LytteltonQuartet is a hard film to dislike entirely, thanks principally to the charms of its cast.
- 40Time OutKeith UhlichTime OutKeith UhlichThe curtain can't come down fast enough.
- 38Slant MagazineSlant MagazineFor 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.