Elsa & Fred Critic Reviews
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Worth seeing just to admire how Argentine writer-director Marcos Carnevale avoids so much as a whiff of condescension.Read the full review
A sweet but inconsequential romantic comedy.Read the full review
The film may be fearlessly sentimental, but it is sturdy enough to provide rewarding major roles for two veterans, who are of an age when such starring parts are rare.Read the full review
Elsa & Fred does graze against an interesting idea: that the vitality of our youths lives on in the prison of aging bodies.Read the full review
Predictable fare that only occasionally fulfils its intention of being simultaneously heartbreaking and heartening.Read the full review
Best enjoyed as a sampling of Ms. Zorrilla's combustible energy and still dazzling screen presence.Read the full review
It's hard to overlook how much of Elsa & Fred is rote and pre-chewed.Read the full review
Elsa & Fred feels not substantial enough to bear the weight of its themes. It dissolves like cotton candy, making proper digestion impossible. The life it shows us is too sweet.Read the full review
