It's bad enough when Hollywood casts women over the age of 30 as grandmothers-in-waiting. Now we have to endure an onslaught of famous veteran actors complaining about their hips.
– Peter Rainer,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 Nov 2013
fresh:
"This is the like "The Hangover Part 43."
– Richard Roeper,
Richard Roeper.com,
1 Nov 2013
rotten:
The actors perform with multiple safety nets and the closest the film ever comes to taking a risk is having Freeman dance to a cover of Earth Wind & Fire's "September."
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
1 Nov 2013
fresh:
The film, directed by Jon Turteltaub, has an easy but mediocre charm.
– Bruce Diones,
New Yorker,
11 Nov 2013
fresh:
It's a celebration of something the movies never celebrate anymore: being old.