Elsa & Fred Reviews

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Metascore ®: 53
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San Francisco Chronicle | Ruthe Stein

Worth seeing just to admire how Argentine writer-director Marcos Carnevale avoids so much as a whiff of condescension.

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75
Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

A sweet but inconsequential romantic comedy.

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63
Los Angeles Times | Kevin Thomas

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.

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60
Boston Globe | Ty Burr

Elsa & Fred does graze against an interesting idea: that the vitality of our youths lives on in the prison of aging bodies.

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50
The New York Times | Jeannette Catsoulis

Best enjoyed as a sampling of Ms. Zorrilla's combustible energy and still dazzling screen presence.

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50
Variety | Jonathan Holland

Predictable fare that only occasionally fulfils its intention of being simultaneously heartbreaking and heartening.

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50
The Onion (A.V. Club) | Noel Murray

It's hard to overlook how much of Elsa & Fred is rote and pre-chewed.

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42
Washington Post | Dan Zak

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.

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40

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