Lumet demonstrates once again that comedies are definitely not his forte...

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Aug 22, 2021

"Garbo Talks" is so thoroughly and entirely satisfying, it's almost sinful.

| Aug 22, 2021

Carrie Fisher, once trapped in Star Wars, is a minor revelation; the movie seems funnier whenever she is on screen.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Aug 22, 2021

Garbo Talks is a comedy, and Lumet, as he's shown before, is a good comedy director; the movie keeps its slightly tart comic objectivity even in the warmest, runniest moments.

| Aug 22, 2021

The idea of the film and the performances of Bancroft and two or three others work like a charm.

| Aug 22, 2021

"Garbo Talks" is a winner.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 22, 2021

Oh, there s plenty of emotion in "Garbo Talks," but most of it is false because virtually every scene is overwritten.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Aug 22, 2021

"Garbo Talks" is Lumet in a lighter vein than usual, and the result is delightful.

| Aug 22, 2021

Expatriate New Yorkers may feel sad as the movie ends. Personally speaking, I had a little trouble readjusting to Central Florida.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 22, 2021

Sidney Lumet, a filmmaker known for style, wit and a knack for satire, directed, and the film has a spryness and elegance that holds our interest most of the time.

| Aug 22, 2021

"Garbo Talks" may just be the nicest surprise the movies have delivered in many moons.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 22, 2021

...decent, if mostly forgettable...

| Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 10, 2021

The characters in Garbo Talks cavort energetically, weep copiously, and one dies of cancer, but the film remains oddly unaffecting.

| Sep 30, 2019

Garbo Talks started out as a great idea for a movie, and when it's over, it's still a great idea for a movie, but the problem is, there are no great ideas in between.

| Original Score: 1/4 | Apr 30, 2019

"Garbo Talks" is Lumet's tribute to Zabar's.

| Jan 4, 2018

It's a misfire, where seemingly every move Lumet made was a misstep."

| Original Score: C- | May 26, 2011

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 17, 2005

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Jan 2, 2005

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 2, 2004

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Feb 8, 2004