Los Angeles TimesQuartet is very much a performance piece, which plays to Hoffman's strength - as an actor he knows when to allow this excell...
New York Daily NewsEveryone onscreen is experienced enough to realize that we create our own fates, regardless of the directions in which we ar...
Rolling StoneHoffman uses all he's learned as a virtuoso actor to shape a film of flesh-and-blood characters, flushed with humor and tend...
Wall Street JournalMr. Hoffman's direction is impeccable, John de Borman's camera bathes the story in warm radiance, and the end credits are no...
Salon ArtsThis is a lovely film directed with delicacy and taste, profoundly alive to the rhythms of its actors and characters, which ...
New York PostQuartet isn't a penetrating inquiry into aging. Who wants that? We all know the facts, so let's not begrudge some fancy.
Chicago Sun-TimesIt has a good heart. I'll give it that. Maybe what it needs is more exotic marigolds.
Chicago TribuneThe material settles for amiably familiar observations about the difficulties of growing old and the glories of being surrou...
The Boston GlobeQuartet is about what happens when a performing artist's physical gifts start to fail with the years; whether acceptance or ...
The Philadelphia InquirerQuartet shows us how art illuminates our lives, and shows us artists and performers who can still, after all these years, do...
USA TodayHoffman directs with elegance, allowing the denizens to be dignified, as well as adorable. We get a strong sense of each maj...
San Francisco ChronicleHoffman, in his directorial debut, has crafted a hopeful movie with a warm atmosphere, but one that's realistic, too.
Washington PostQuartet is one of those movies that looks so effortless, it's easy to forget just how much could have gone wrong.
TelegraphDustin Hoffman’s directorial debut, starring Maggie Smith and Tom Courtenay, is a charming tale about a group of retired Bri...
Black Sheep ReviewsJust another delightyfully cheery and delusional picture about the foibles that befall the elderly.
Total FilmAs cozy as a mug of Horlicks inside an electric blanket, Hoffman's film couldn't offend if it tried. Age, however, has yet t...
Entertainment WeeklyDustin Hoffman, a 75-year-old first-time feature director better known as a great old acting pro, conducts at a pleasant tem...
Film FractureQuartet may not be the likely choice for most demographics but if taken a chance on you are guaranteed to enjoy yourself, on...
JobloWhile it probably won’t make a huge splash on the awards circuit, QUARTET is a really fun film that- sandwiched between heav...
TelegraphQuartet, directed by Dustin Hoffman and starring Maggie Smith, Billy Connolly, Tom Courtenay, Pauline Collins, is an enjoyab...
The GuardianDustin Hoffman squanders a high-grade cast in a stale directorial debut about a group of retirement-home singers
TelegraphDustin Hoffman's directorial debut, which premiered at the London Film Festival is a chamber exercise for a veteran cast whi...
Hollywood ReporterDustin Hoffman’s directing debut about retired musicians in the third act of their lives has a winning, classy charm for ol...
The GuardianDustin Hoffman's directorial debut, about a group of retirement-home musicians looks at ageing through rose-tinted glasses
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Partial Film Information
Director: Dustin Hoffman
Writer: Ronald Harwood (play)
Studio: The Weinstein Company
Cast: Maggie Smith, Billy Connolly, Michael Gambon
Release: January 4, 2013
Writer: Ronald Harwood (play)
Studio: The Weinstein Company
Cast: Maggie Smith, Billy Connolly, Michael Gambon
Release: January 4, 2013
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