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The Leisure Seeker

2017

Paolo Virzì

Helen Mirren, Donald Sutherland, Kirsty Mitchell, Janel Moloney ...

6.2

1,214

Drama John and Ella Robina have shared a wonderful life for more than fifty years. Now in their eighties, Ella suffers from cancer and has chosen to stop treatment. John has Alzheimer's.

	Media	Author	Review
		Jay Weissberg Variety	"Not even two actors as talented as Helen Mirren and Donald Sutherland can save this dreadfully predictable Alzheimer's road movie (...) The bite of Italian director Paolo Virzì’s best films (...) is completely absent"
		Deborah Young The Hollywood Reporter	"A road movie short on comedy and drama should at least offer a keen level of observation, but here insight is scarce and emotional resonance is faint."
		Ben Kenigsberg The New York Times	"The sentiment is admirable; the execution decidedly is not. Part of the problem is that the screenwriters (...) treat the characters’ symptoms as plot devices"
		Xan Brooks The Guardian	"Well-constructed, but not especially original (...) It sets about its business with a satisfying efficiency (...) There is the curious sense that it has told this tale before (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"'The Leisure Seeker' is a road movie that lets its formidable stars down by shamelessly pandering and following a predictable path (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"
		Robbie Collin Telegraph	"A crushingly funny Alzheimer’s comedy (...) The film doesn’t just have John forget things in funny ways. It’s bluntly honest about the cruelty of his condition (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		David Sexton London Evening Standard	"Donald Sutherland and Helen Mirren give outstanding performances (...) Peculiarly cosy, more sweet than bitter (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Fionnuala Halligan Screendaily	"It’s a long, long road cluttered with clichés and stalled in softness, pot-holed by its self-serving use of Alzheimer’s as a narrative convenience."

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