Last Chance Harvey Critic Reviews

Harvey is so thin it barely registers as a movie, yet these two actors - British apples and American oranges in their respective approaches to character - almost miraculously weave something memorable out of nothing much.Read the full review

Last Chance Harvey is a tremendously appealing love story surrounded by a movie not worthy of it.Read the full review

Hoffman and Thompson are each good enough to bring out a glow in the other.Read the full review

Small and surprisingly hopeful film, with beautifully attenuated performances by Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson.Read the full review

Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson bring credibility to Last Chance Harvey merely by their presence. The result is a holiday parfait.Read the full review

Witless banter might have won Ginger Rogers for Fred Astaire, but Thompson is too smart for that.Read the full review

Imagine Paddy Chayefsky's "Marty" saddled with more sentimentality and sprinkled with a few more laughs and you pretty much have Last Chance Harvey.Read the full review

There’s something irresistible about watching two people fall in love, even in contrived, sniffle- and sometimes gag-inducing films like Last Chance Harvey.Read the full review

If nothing else, Last Chance Harvey proves that you're never too old to be the subject of a zany trying-on-dresses montage, but considering the prestige of its leads, that's a minor victory at best.Read the full review