Fresh and Exciting

Excellent adaptation.

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

As a singer I found this film to really clutch at the heart strings. As everyone my age I'm sure wonders what its like to be older but also in my industry an older singer who slowly begins to loose their sparkle with age. I found it very moving and beautifully honest. I felt the casting was sublime and the direction and performances were stunning.

Quartet is a mediocre movie with a storyline that never really goes anywhere, although it does has a star studded, as well as talented cast. There are certainly aspects to the movie I enjoyed, the music is beautiful and for Dustin Hoffman, without a doubt one of my favourite actors in Hollywood, it is impressive as a directorial debut and his style is conveyed very well. There is also great chemistry between the cast members, whether or not they were friends before filming, the interactions between them feels very natural. My biggest issue with the film is that it never really goes anywhere, it's 100 minutes long and by the end the characters never really grow or mature in a way that you would have hoped, the only thing that is resolved is their singing voices. Though the performances and chemistry between the actors is great, the characters are unlikeable, the majority are pompous and full of their own importance, and they never change, we can never relate to them, and because of that it is hard to support them in any way throughout. Though it may appeal to people who have a bigger love for old fashioned British comedy, I found Quartet to be too much of a drama to be a comedy, but also too much of a comedy to be a drama, and I wouldn't recommend it. An opera star arrives at a performers retirement home amidst preparations for a concert. Best Performance: Billy Connolly

How wonderful to see real actors (professional) doing their "thing" AND all that glorious music--AHHHH! I often wondered with short careers (like professional sports players BUT MUCH LOWER PAID)---how the soloists live and where when they get on in years.To see these people living and still filling their lives with music and "living in the music" was just wonderful.Finally a movie with NO car chases, no huge explosions, no killing, murder or mayhem! BRAVO!!!It proves the fact of America getting cruder and not teaching music in schools anymore with the fact that this movie made so little money--so sad.

First of all, I wish this is more popular in my country. This movie has a lot to share in its story and characters. While watching, you'll get flashbacks and flashforwards (if this word even exists) about your own life. It'll give you very many new perspectives about life, about the past, the present, and the future. Of course, without making you feel desperate and stressed.It's packed really well in the plots, the characters brought the atmosphere to such a heavy and tense but breathable gravity. It talks about facing getting old, expiration of gifts, forgiveness, love, memories, in beautiful ways.The only thing that makes me let two stars lost from the rating is it's too short, I really want it to be more. I want to see more about the characters in the movie. They are enchanting, their stories are wondrous, their interactions are spellbinding. Great salute for everyone who made this movie happen.