
Harvey Shine (Dustin Hoffman) is in London for the weekend for his daughter Susan's (Liane Balaban's) wedding. His work in New York City preoccupies him: he writes music for ads, and he knows his boss Marvin (Richard Schiff) is pushing him aside for younger talent. With family, he's also on the sidelines - long divorced, his wife Jean (Kathy Baker) remarried, her husband Brian (James Brolin) is closer to his daughter than him. His path crosses that of Kate Walker (Dame Emma T... (Full plot summary below)
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Harvey Shine (Dustin Hoffman) is in London for the weekend for his daughter Susan's (Liane Balaban's) wedding. His work in New York City preoccupies him: he writes music for ads, and he knows his boss Marvin (Richard Schiff) is pushing him aside for younger talent. With family, he's also on the sidelines - long divorced, his wife Jean (Kathy Baker) remarried, her husband Brian (James Brolin) is closer to his daughter than him. His path crosses that of Kate Walker (Dame Emma Thompson), unmarried, her life becoming that of a spinster, set up by friends on blind dates leading nowhere. After Harvey's no good terrible day, he talks to Kate at a Heathrow bar. She's not interested. Where can this conversation lead? Back at his daughter's reception, Brian rises to give a toast.
Leave your thoughts about Last Chance Harvey.
| ComingSoon.netEdward DouglasA wonderfully romantic movie that you don't have to be in your 40's or older to appreciate and enjoy. |
| Apollo GuideBrian WebsterDustin Hoffman is subtly brilliant, Emma Thompson is tremendous, and writer/ director Joel Hopkins deserves our thanks for creating such a gentle, wonderful film. |
| BrianOrndorf.comBrian OrndorfPerhaps not the most mesmerizing of love stories, Last Chance Harvey submits one of the most richly acted illustrations of attraction found this year. |
| Reel Film ReviewsDavid Nusair...manages to break through its admittedly hackneyed structure to become a surprisingly charming piece of work... |
| What Would Toto Watch?Christian TotoLast Chance Harvey gives Dustin Hoffman his first crack at a killer lead role in a decade. |
| Critic's NotebookRobert LevinLast Chance Harvey simultaneously functions as a valentine to the city [of London] and an intensely personal character study |
| CinerinaKarina MontgomeryWhat I say to people who ask me, "what did you think of it?" I just say I loved it. |
| The OklahomanBrandy McDonnellThe pleasure of seeing Thompson and Hoffman gamely steal scenes from one another gives the film a chance to entertain. |
| Cinema em CenaPablo VillaçaAcaba conquistando graças à doçura de sua história e, principalmente, em função do carisma e do talento de seus sempre admiráveis protagonistas. |
| Fresno BeeDonald MunroThe chemistry between Hoffman and Thompson is wry, warm and just prickly enough to keep the whole endeavor from sinking in on itself in a soppy souffle of sentimentality. |