Review of Golden Years (2017) by Rob B — 17 Sep 2016

Wasted opportunity of a film. Watchable if you leave your brain in neutral.

This review of Golden Years (2017) was written by Rob B on 17 Sep 2016.

Golden Years has generally received mixed reviews.

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By David Parkinson (764) for Radio Times (2,421) on 27 Apr 2016

The humour is exceedingly gentle and the plot increasingly improbable. But John Miller directs steadily and the performances are irresistibly knowing…

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By Lee M (4,001) on 24 Dec 2017

One of the best films I have seen in a long time. Wonderful cast and characters and laugh out loud moments. Definitely worth a watch…

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By Matthew Bond (673) for The Mail on Sunday (UK) (704) on 23 Oct 2017

It's a lovely idea but the execution falls short on every count, hampered by some strange casting, some seriously misfiring comedy and a screenplay…

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By Kevin Harley (322) for Total Film (3,532) on 02 Jan 2017

A film too stiff for comedy, too silly for drama and too slow for fun in between…

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By Jason Best (961) for Movie Talk (957) on 14 May 2016

That the duo's robbery spree is such a gentle affair is the source of many of the movie's gags - their getaway car is a Volvo with a caravan…

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By Catherine Shoard (160) for Guardian (4,584) on 27 Apr 2016

There are the seeds of something interesting here, but premise and talent are ill-served by crude and cliched characterisation and thudding…

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By Tara Brady (805) for Irish Times (1,391) on 07 Aug 2016

John Miller's good-natured picture makes a noble stab at yoking real-world social problems to capering…

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By David Stratton (799) for The Australian (781) on 09 Dec 2016

Every member of the cast…

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By John Noonan (95) for FILMINK (Australia) (1,405) on 27 Nov 2016

a gentle comedy with something to say…

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By Guy J (51) on 05 May 2016

I went to see this at a senior screening (afternoon showing which includes tea and biscuits for our beloved old age pensioners) and some might…

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