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29 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91The PlaylistGabe ToroThe PlaylistGabe ToroMichell’s handling of the relationship between the two is touching in how little judgment he passes.
- 80The GuardianCatherine ShoardThe GuardianCatherine ShoardFor all its flaws - in fact, perhaps because of them - Le Week-End is a work borne from, and provoking, real feeling.
- 80The TelegraphDavid GrittenThe TelegraphDavid GrittenSophisticated, sharp and funny, Le Week-End achieves an unusual coup: it’s a film about two older characters that is neither deeply gloomy (like, say, Amour) nor twinkly and cheerily upbeat.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe film is imbued with an engaging mix of warmth and prickliness by the lovely, lived-in performances of Jim Broadbent and Lindsay Duncan.
- 80VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyBittersweet, charming yet often very thorny.
- 80Total FilmJames MottramTotal FilmJames MottramThe result? An accomplished, bittersweet drama that's more bitter than sweet.
- 80Time Out LondonDave CalhounTime Out LondonDave CalhounIt’s lightly played, often very funny and shot all over Paris with energy and wit, and boosted by superb, inquiring turns from Broadbent and Duncan.
- 75Slant MagazineR. Kurt OsenlundSlant MagazineR. Kurt OsenlundBoth keenly calculated and flowing with offbeat, naturalistic detail, Hanif Kureishi's jewel of a script reflects his sensibilities as a playwright.
- 60EmpireDan JolinEmpireDan JolinWriter / director team Kureishi and Michell add to their partnership with an insightful look at life-long commitment.
- 60The DissolveMike D'AngeloThe DissolveMike D'AngeloScreenwriter Hanif Kureishi (My Beautiful Laundrette, Sammy And Rosie Get Laid) sometimes overdoes the emotional-seesaw routine... But director Roger Michell (who’s previously worked with Kureishi on The Mother, Venus, and the miniseries The Buddha Of Suburbia) maintains a slightly jagged rhythm that proves disarming, and he has two magnificent collaborators in Broadbent and Duncan.