An extremely satisfying confection that derives most of its juice from yet another superlative Walter Matthau performance.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Nov 1, 2021

At moments... "Hopscotch" stumbles, but Matthau's low-key, but playful characterization always gets it back on track again.

| Jun 2, 2021

Matthau is laconic yet charming, and he comes dangerously close to letting us know how cute he is.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jun 2, 2021

Funny, engaging, sometimes highly improbable, but who cares?

| Jun 2, 2021

Even Matthau's slumping shoulders can't carry the weight of Ronald Neame's heavy-handed direction.

| Jun 2, 2021

It's strictly superficial stuff that works as well as it does in the playing because the cast is far more skilled than anything they are asked to do.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 2, 2021

A consummate actor whose talents have not been exploited by Hollywood as ably as they should have been, Matthau this time around gets to employ a whole bag of his theatrical tricks, his wry and his sly expressions, and he's great.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Jun 2, 2021

The plotting is seamless, the humor to the point, the cinematography serviceable and direction craftily precise.

| Jun 2, 2021

He may look good with children as foils, as in The Bad News Bears, but Matthau does not look good in material for children, which is what this is.

| Jun 2, 2021

A mirror-smooth international romantic comedy, glamorous and untroubling, of a kind and quality that helped make Hollywood's reputation but that has not been abundant since television invaded both the living room and the bedroom.

| Jun 2, 2021

Matthau and a tidy script make it one of the year's freshest outings.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 2, 2021

"Hopscotch" is an unusually stylish, refreshingly intelligent comedy...

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 2, 2021

Director Ronald Neame has done a competent job, made a pleasant enough piece of cake, but whether you'll appreciate it depends on whether or not you consider hopscotch child's play.

| May 4, 2020

Rather than being entertaining, the movie is irritating. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Aug 19, 2019

Bond on valium? This game of Hopscotch is a low-key but entertaining affair.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Jan 16, 2018

Matthau just about carries it. But only just.

| Feb 9, 2006

enjoyable romp

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 30, 2005

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 3, 2005

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 25, 2005

Hopscotch is a shaggy-dog thriller that never really thrills us very much, but leaves a nice feeling when it's over.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 23, 2004