
Four childhood friends, now in their thirties, are having a reunion. Their lives have gone separate and very different ways. Together again they reminisce about their younger years, especially the eventful period when they were 12 years old.... (Full plot summary below)
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Four childhood friends, now in their thirties, are having a reunion. Their lives have gone separate and very different ways. Together again they reminisce about their younger years, especially the eventful period when they were 12 years old.
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| Orlando SentinelJay BoyarIt's not particularly deep, but it's a good-natured, sprightly comedy that ought to find its most appreciative audience among preteen girls. |
| Refinery29Anne CohenIt's a pleasure watching these four legendary women interact.Moore's quirky neuroticism and amazing all-black wardrobe are a treat to watch. |
| VarietyJoe LeydonThe adults do little more than provide marquee allure in brief bookending scenes that add little to rest of the pic. For the most part, Now and Then is a showcase for four fine actresses in their early teens. |
| About.comFred TopelStandard coming of age story, the adult gimmick doesn't add anything. |
| Common Sense MediaBarbara ShulgasserDirector Lesli Linka Glatter, making her first feature, is another talent to watch. In addition to guiding the young actors to good performances, she sets up scenes knowingly, usually with a punchy comic touch. |
| Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonNow and Then, the story of four girls coming of age in the summer of 1970, drags like a bad summer vacation—it floats hazily, ends suddenly and leaves you feeling crabby: How can it be over? Nothing happened. |
| Los Angeles TimesJohn AndersonWhat distinguished Stand by Me was the psychological soundness of the story: We could believe it and care about it. Now and Then is made of artificial bits and pieces. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliThe "now" scenes feel much like an excuse for four high-profile actresses to lend their names to this film. At best, their presence is superfluous. Yet even had the film remained entirely in the "then" time frame, it still would have been lacking. There's just not enough originality here, no matter what year it is. |
| Austin ChronicleAlison MacorNow and Then somewhat successfully pushes all the right emotional buttons by depicting themes common to most young girls, but I expected more, not less, from the now in Now and Then. |
| Boston GlobeJay CarrIn the end, Now and Then doesn't work well enough as nostalgia for adults or as a story that girls today might identify with. Yet its young ensemble makes it vibrant and enjoyable, even when it fails to surprise. |