Description Set in London, this romantic comedy stars Dustin Hoffman as Harvey Shine, a divorced and haggard jingle-writer quickly aging out of his career and workaholic ways. With a warning from his boss (Richard Schiff) to not bother rushing back, Harvey goes to London, begrudgingly, for his daughter's wedding, fielding that work calls the whole time he's there. When Harvey greets his estranged daughter, Susie (Liane Balaban), it becomes clear just how far away he's grown from his family.
| Credits | | Producer: | Nicola Usborne, Tim Perell | | Score Composer: | Dickon Hinchliffe |
Editorial Reviews [A] Dustin Hoffman- and Emma Thompson-toplined battered romance about growing old and dealing with the life we've made for ourselves Box Office (08/24/2009)
Hoffman and Thompson are each good enough to bring out a glow in the other Entertainment Weekly (08/24/2009)
[A] small and surprisingly hopeful film, with beautifully attenuated performances by Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson, who slip into the characters Hopkins has sewn for them like an old sweater Los Angeles Times (08/24/2009)
[A]cting this richly funny and touching is too good to resist....Hoffman and Thompson work the necessary magic. It's the pleasure of their company that makes this an affair to remember Rolling Stone (08/24/2009)
The film's biggest asset is the pitch-perfect performances of the two stars....It takes two consummate actors to make quickly escalating chemistry feel so natural USA Today (08/24/2009)
LAST CHANCE HARVEY winds up being a touching portrait of that rarity in the movies: a recognizably human couple with recognizably human problems and quirks Washington Post (08/24/2009)
Oscar winning stars make this an affair to remember Daily Express (09/03/2009)
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