Elsa & Fred (2014)
Romantic comedy starring silver screen royalty in Christopher Plummer and Shirley MacLaine, about an elderly couple who realise it's never too late for love. A remake of the 2005 Spanish film Elsa y Fred.
Reviews & comments
Flicks, Adam Fresco
flicksMichael Radford’s remake of Marcos Carnevale’s 2005 Spanish language movie (Elsa y Fred) features Shirley MacLaine and Christopher Plummer as the wrinkly romantics. It’s a crumblies’ rom-com; a tale so old that some of the clichés have since grown up and had clichés of their own. Give in to the charms of the two leads and it’s a warm, witty, joyous, life-affirming tale of two oldies finding love in their golden years.
Old people can be funny
Trust me, I know because I ocasionally make myself laugh. They just aren't funny in this movie which is blatantly trying to cash in on the success of Le Weekend and the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. Watch those again and give this a miss. Two stars for at least trying to appeal to an audience over the age of 20.
The New York Times
pressThe movie's too-cute concept yields more rewards than you might reasonably expect.
The Dissolve
pressFor every charming moment between the two leads, the film offers annoying bits of overstatement.
Los Angeles Times
pressThough the issues are heavy, the execution is light, enjoyable, but it keeps "Elsa & Fred" closer to "Sleepless in Seattle" than Fellini's deliciously deep Roman affair.
Hollywood Reporter
pressThis misfire of a cornball romance is so tone-deaf, so utterly lacking in screwball snap and visual punch, that viewers will find it hard to care whether or not the aging lovebirds end up in each other’s arms.
Flicks, Adam Fresco
flicksMichael Radford’s remake of Marcos Carnevale’s 2005 Spanish language movie (Elsa y Fred) features Shirley MacLaine and Christopher Plummer as the wrinkly romantics. It’s a crumblies’ rom-com; a tale so old that some of the clichés have since grown up and had clichés of their own. Give in to the charms of the two leads and it’s a warm, witty, joyous, life-affirming tale of two oldies finding love in their golden years.
The New York Times
pressThe movie's too-cute concept yields more rewards than you might reasonably expect.
The Dissolve
pressFor every charming moment between the two leads, the film offers annoying bits of overstatement.
Los Angeles Times
pressThough the issues are heavy, the execution is light, enjoyable, but it keeps "Elsa & Fred" closer to "Sleepless in Seattle" than Fellini's deliciously deep Roman affair.
Hollywood Reporter
pressThis misfire of a cornball romance is so tone-deaf, so utterly lacking in screwball snap and visual punch, that viewers will find it hard to care whether or not the aging lovebirds end up in each other’s arms.
Old people can be funny
Trust me, I know because I ocasionally make myself laugh. They just aren't funny in this movie which is blatantly trying to cash in on the success of Le Weekend and the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. Watch those again and give this a miss. Two stars for at least trying to appeal to an audience over the age of 20.
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