Just as teenagers enjoy escapist movies, so do the elderly. They simply prefer a gentler pace. What is touching about Mrs. Palfrey is that she is allowed to be elderly, and not turned into a hip-hop granny.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
5 May 2006
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Plowright, who has made something of a specialty of breathing life into stereotypically written older women for the past 20 years, makes the most of a rare opportunity to play someone still open to the surprises the world can bring.
– Terry Lawson,
Detroit Free Press,
19 May 2006
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A small portrait of friendship and intergenerational connection, painted in delicate strokes and warm tones.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
19 May 2006
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Like the woman herself, Mrs. Palfry gets to you.
– Ruthe Stein,
San Francisco Chronicle,
19 May 2006
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It's an altogether satisfying drama -- the sort of movie some people complain they don't make anymore.