My Old Lady
He runs into a problem when he finds Mathilde, a refined old lady, living there with her protective daughter, Chloe and they have no intention of leaving. He is then reached an impasse after learning that Mathilde can legally collect regular payments from him until her death. How will he do in such an awkward situation?
9 May 1950, Paris, France
27 November 1960, Paris, France
4 March 1955, Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
24 October 1947, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
24 May 1960, Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK
January 23, 2015
Kline and Smith have some nice moments together, even if the transition from breezy comedy into more serious drama is clumsy.November 18, 2014
It's too twee and theatrical to take seriously.September 19, 2014
Kline's character is an alcoholic and not exactly lovable, but we come to empathize. Smith, the grande dame of British theater and film, is wickedly wry and quick.November 23, 2014
Just when you think the story is going to proceed on a well-worn, cosily romantic track, its characters unpack their emotional baggage, revealing unexpected depths of hurt and taking the film into bittersweet dramatic territory.December 09, 2015
A movie chock full of cliches, very predictable ones, although undeniably entertaining. [Full Review in Spanish]September 22, 2016
I'd praise Horovitz for going the darker route if My Old Lady wasn't so wrenchingly obvious and Kevin Kline's character wasn't so venal and cruel.October 03, 2014
My Old Lady feels as stubbornly stuck in that expansive and underlit apartment as Madame Girard herself, and you may find yourself bolting for a lungful of relief.February 03, 2015
I needed a little something to lift my spirits, and I found "My Old Lady" did the trick.November 21, 2014
As we learn more about the tormented family backgrounds, broken love affairs and suicide attempts of the protagonists, the film begins to sag under the weight of its characters' mounting self-pity.September 25, 2014
There's a potentially compelling movie here about the price that children pay-over entire lifetimes-for their parents' selfish indulgences, but it winds up smothered in feel-good cuteness.November 23, 2014
It's solidly predictable and somewhat grating, only partially redeemed by a reliably watchable cast.October 02, 2014
One minute we're chuckling along with a broadly comic setup; the next, characters are talking about suicide.