A Late Quartet

"A small, shining gem of a movie that works its way into your heart with insinuating potency of music. Walken's performance is heartbreaking, and a master class in the craft of acting (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)" 

"Zilberman's minimalistic approach fits the idea of the film better than it fits the actual film (...) Unlike Beethoven's work, A Late Quartet ultimately feels unfinished" 

"A skillfully performed drama that treats the varieties of musical expression as an effective if unsubtle metaphor for a person's many possible pathways through life" 

"Magnificently acted film (...) deeply felt, musically savvy film (...) its great acting fills in the holes and smooths over the bumps in the same way that brilliant musicianship transforms a composition from notes and phrases into something ineffable." 

"'A Late Quartet' does one of the most interesting things any film can do. It shows how skilled professionals work (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of four)" 

"The film mines both the relationship issues and the Upper East Side neighborhoods of Woody Allen's best work, but could use an added dose of the Woodster's jokes to spruce up a self-serious scenario"