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Lovely, Still

Lovely, Still

Drama · Romance · 2009

A holiday fable that tells the story of an elderly man discovering love for the first time.

Movie details

Lovely, Still

“Something mysterious, new, unexpected and lovely is happening to Robert Malone.”

2009 Drama · Romance 1h 32m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

7.0 / 10

2.4K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

73 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

57 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.6 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

A holiday fable that tells the story of an elderly man discovering love for the first time.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Lovely, Still?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Nicholas Fackler

Written by

Nicholas Fackler

Martin Landau

Martin Landau

Robert

Ellen Burstyn

Ellen Burstyn

Mary

Adam Scott

Adam Scott

Mike

Elizabeth Banks

Elizabeth Banks

Alex

Har Mar Superstar

Har Mar Superstar

Peter (as Sean Tillmann)

K

Kali Cook

Cute Girl

C

Chris Wiig

Co-Worker #1 (as Christopher Why)

Court is in session

Put Lovely, Still on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.