Quartet

— Well, the audience for “Quartet” made those who were at “Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” look like children! The film itself is definitely interesting. Heck, the setting alone is fascinating, and I’m beginning to think it would be impossible for any character Maggie Smith plays not to be fascinating. This is the "older age" that boomers are trying to brace themselves for, where cognitive and physical functioning is still mostly working, just not as well as one would like, and there’s a sense that death isn’t too far away. Hoffman’s got the film looking right and feeling right, although it may be a little slow and there was something missing – I just can’t put my finger on what it was.

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[2012. 98 min. Directed by Dustin Hoffman. Starring Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Billy Connolly, Tom Courtenay, and Pauline Collins.]
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2013/jan/06/quartet-review-film-dustin-hoffman