Dresen films much of the movie in close-up and medium shots, making sure we see every wrinkle and age spot, every expression, every emotion.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 23, 2020

Cloud 9 is most moving when it steps quietly into the gap between physical decline and the persistence, at full blast, of unfulfilled longing and desire.

| Sep 23, 2020

There is tragedy and awkwardness here, but Cloud 9 never feels like a chore.

| Sep 23, 2020

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 14, 2010

Sometimes, apparently, the old saw about the heart wanting what it wants can apply to seniors precisely the same way it does to the young and foolish.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 29, 2010

The film may attract older moviegoers curious to see their generation represented onscreen doing what comes naturally for once. It's doubtful that the general audience will be so inclined.

| Jul 6, 2010

The heart is a riddle, and Cloud 9 deftly, wittily counts the ways.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Dec 18, 2009

The result is a film in which age matters not at all and yet still matters hugely, and in which love is still a dream come true and an absolute mess.

| Original Score: B+ | Oct 9, 2009

Manages to be vital, wrenching and even humorous yet does not deny the omnipresence of mortality.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 28, 2009

Mr. Dresen and his actors create an atmosphere of reckless vulnerability that's immediately compelling and artistically intriguing. We want to explore this relationship further.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 26, 2009

Seldom has any movie shown so much geriatric sex and full-frontal nudity (male and female). But, thanks to Dresen, it is all done with taste and sensitivity.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 14, 2009

Apart from the ages of the protagonists, Cloud 9 is a standard-issue infidelity story, complete with dialogue like 'I didn't want this, it just happened!'

| Original Score: C+ | Aug 13, 2009

This romance is powerful in fits and starts, capturing a golden-ager sensuality that almost never gets screen time -- at least not with this sort of unsentimental candor.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 12, 2009

The film comes to feel curiously incomplete, like one long fretful afternoon.

| Aug 11, 2009

Sexual awakening isn't just for the young anymore.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 10, 2009

The film may not be a masterpiece but it is tender, truthful and acted with great sensitivity.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 10, 2009

This is a disarmingly tender human drama examining whether the elderly should prioritise lust or loyalty, shared memories or unforeseen adventures.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 10, 2009

Poignant, lightly philosophical and beautifully performed.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 10, 2009

Passion, in this tender, intimate story, is ageless.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 10, 2009

The sex scenes are arguably pedantic and even crude, but Cloud 9 is raw human drama, well acted.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 10, 2009