Hoffman knew how to hold back, how to use his screen-time to imply an interiority without a script that spells everything out.

| May 25, 2021

Although the tone and pacing may not set the screen alight, A Late Quartet has sensitivity, sophistication and a strong, watchable cast ensemble.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Nov 21, 2019

A little more of that kind of restrained elegance and musical beauty may have freed the film from its somewhat stifling atmosphere.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Aug 6, 2019

Little more than a muddled cacophony of clichéd dramatic twists and transparent developments, somehow belying its eloquent and graceful leitmotif.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Feb 13, 2019

Surrounded by the unraveling lives of his longtime musical partners, the understated gravity that Walken gives this fading arts patriarch is a gratifying reminder that it's the quieter notes that are often the most resonant, onstage and off.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 27, 2018

The unconvincing, histrionic script makes all of this seem more contrived than controlled.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Oct 25, 2017

A Late Quartet is a terrible film-it's like an idiots' Amour.

| Oct 3, 2017

It's a great, engaging acting ensemble perfectly in tune.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 1, 2017

We can note immediately that Zilberman has the requisite gifts.

| Jun 17, 2013

Not without its touching moments, A Late Quartet nevertheless can't truly escape the eye-rolling determinism of its script, with only a pragmatic, wry Christopher Walken truly convincing as a man who has lived inextricably bound with his music.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jun 12, 2013

If nothing else, A Late Quartet captures the reality of dealing with professional classical musicians.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Jun 9, 2013

A classical-music ensemble rosins up the bull in a tone-deaf melodrama that loves its musical metaphors almost has much as it adores afternoon soaps.

| Original Score: C+ | May 13, 2013

Constantly engaging.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 12, 2013

One might expect a film set in the high culture world of classical music to come up with a more sophisticated metaphor for the insecurities of a violinist than having him worry about always playing second fiddle in life.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Apr 8, 2013

A Late Quartet is visually and musically rich. But above all there are the performances, individually and as an ensemble, and they're pitch perfect.

| Apr 8, 2013

Impressive, superior drama.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 7, 2013

While this film has some bracingly strong observations on the nature of long-term professional and personal relationships, it also feels somewhat theatrical in the way its story develops.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 5, 2013

It is not flawless but it makes you watch, and listen, closely throughout.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 5, 2013

It isn't great art, but it is patterned after great art, and there are worse ways to make a film than that.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 5, 2013

The film offers first-rate, mostly middle-aged actors in an intelligent screenplay that's decently crafted, covers interesting but unfamiliar ground and has a worthwhile central idea.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 4, 2013