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Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine: A work of power, nuance and daredevil craft, Langella's performance is a reminder that giants still fill the stage, and the screen. Read more
Kathleen Murphy, MSN Movies: Robot & Frank is very nearly a one-man show, a master interacting with a machine. Read more
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: Frank Langella plays so many variations on cute and crotchety and with such suppleness - he's by turns a charming codger, a silver fox and a wise graybeard - that his performance comes close to a saving grace. Read more
David Edelstein, New York Magazine/Vulture: Its irresponsibility redeems it -- it's a raspberry blown against the dying of the light. Read more
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: "Robot & Frank" is the sort of undernourished, underpopulated production that indie fans must all too frequently settle for. It's a theatrical feature hell bent for home video. Read more
Noel Murray, AV Club: Schreier elicits warm performances from Langella and Susan Sarandon, and even from his robot (voiced by Peter Sarsgaard). Read more
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: Langella ... is tremendous. Read more
Mark Feeney, Boston Globe: "Robot & Frank" isn't sure whether it's a comedy or drama, buddy movie or sci-fi fantasy, family melodrama or social satire. Read more
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader: [T]he movie in general is undercut by the crime high jinks. Read more
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor: It may not seem like an even playing field pitting an actor as powerfully intense as Frank Langella opposite a robot, but that's the game plan behind the waywardly endearing, slightly futuristic fantasy Robot & Frank. Read more
Tom Long, Detroit News: "Robot & Frank" hits all the right notes - romantic, fantastic, tragic and sweet. Read more
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: Sentimental high-concept fluff that works. Read more
William Goss, Film.com: This is Langella's show, and although the story seems slight and straightforward, Christopher D. Ford's screenplay finds more complicated shades of emotion for the veteran actor to explore by the end. Read more
John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter: Robot & Frank reminds quirk-hardened veterans that an odd premise and big heart don't have to add up to too-precious awards bait. Read more
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: Charming, playful and sly, it makes us believe that a serene automaton and a snappish human being can be best friends forever. Read more
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger: It's an amusing set up for a film, and it's given some weight by the interplay between the two characters. Read more
Ian Buckwalter, NPR: The key to making all of this come together is Langella, who effortlessly conveys the complexity of Frank's anger and confusion even when playing a scene for laughs. Read more
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: Frank Langella gives a somber, bittersweet performance in director Jake Schreier's odd but ingratiating drama. Read more
Lou Lumenick, New York Post: It's Langella's crafty, heart-tugging burglar who steals every scene. Read more
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer: A small, sweet character study that affords Frank Langella another opportunity to shine. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: This is a framework that could have benefitted from more irony and complexity, especially with the resources of Langella, but at the end, I felt the movie was too easily satisfied. Read more
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone: Frank Langella gives a master class in acting in a movie with bracing humor and a dash of heartbreak - just don't expect to be wrapped up in a warm and fuzzy cinematic blanket. Read more
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: Turns out to be a hard, funny and realistic movie about the future. Read more
Dana Stevens, Slate: A rueful and funny reflection on aging, death, parenthood, and technology. Read more
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune: There's a warm and poignant interplay between the co-stars. Read more
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail: Much of Robot & Frank is (frankly) resistible, including the climactic narrative twist, but there is also a likeable oddness that transcends the sentimental contrivance. Read more
Linda Barnard, Toronto Star: A gentle comedy that goes far deeper than its cyber Odd Couple setup implies. Read more
Tom Huddleston, Time Out: Ultimately, it feels as though the filmmakers have settled for the soft option one too many times, and the result is a pleasant but unmemorable watch. Read more
David Fear, Time Out: Essentially a mediocre character study dipped in sci-fi conventions and Social Security-age sentimentality. Read more
John Anderson, Variety: Debuting helmer Jake Schreier, screenwriter Christopher D. Ford and a wry and wily Frank Langella all shine in a smart, plausible and resonant film. Read more
Nick Schager, Village Voice: It's Langella ... who ultimately props up this borderline schmaltzy character study. Read more
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post: Just about the time that Robot starts to grow on his curmudgeonly client, so may this movie -- a sci-fi fantasia that's surprisingly sweet and old-fashioned -- win over any skeptics. Read more