Last Weekend 2014

Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times: A flat drama filmed at a house that's more interesting than most of the characters. Read more

Dennis Harvey, Variety: Its eventual reach for warm-and-fuzzy emotional catharsis rings hollow among characters that never become more than disagreeably shallow products of unexamined privilege. Read more

Randy Cordova, Arizona Republic: The characters flutter about, argue and flirt, but they are simply too bland and vacuous to make much of an impression. Read more

Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader: This tepid indie comedy lacks a consistent tone; directors Tom Dolby and Tom Williams can't decide whether to satirize or sympathize with their wealthy, self-regarding characters. Read more

David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter: This first feature from co-directors Tom Dolby and Tom Williams is too muted in its catharsis and too overcrowded with superfluous characters to be fully satisfying, but the delicate central performance keeps it watchable. Read more

Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: All the possibilities of a richly drawn family squabble fade faster than the final days of summer. Read more

Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: There's not a three-dimensional character or nuanced observation to be seen here. Read more

Andy Webster, New York Times: This is one Lands' End catalog of a movie, with woodsy, impeccably appointed interiors; crowded tables of culinary plenty; and a sunny society fund-raiser at the spread of a neighbor. Read more

Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: Clarkson embodies the longings, doubts and confusions of such a woman, without judgment or excess sympathy. She is just there, a fact, and completely believable. Read more

Serena Donadoni, Village Voice: Last Weekend is too enamored of this nouveau riche household to be satirical, instead offering unexpected moments of genuine warmth as a calling card for goodness. Read more