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Young@Heart (2008)
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Reviews Counted:98
Fresh:86
Rotten:12
Average Rating:7.5/10
Consensus: Full of endearing characters, this doc about a choir of "seniors behaving badly" is uplifting and delightful.
Theatrical Release:Apr 9, 2008 Limited
Box Office: $3,777,210
Synopsis: As early as autumn 2006, surreal and hilarious video clips of Stephen Walker's documentary (which originally aired on the BBC) were making the rounds on YouTube and in email inboxes all over the... [More]
Director: Stephen Walker
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Reviews for Young@Heart
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 3/5 |
This film shows the triumph of the human spirit and the strength of will. Full Review |
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7/10 |
Despite the director's smarmy narration and interviews, the bemused equanimity of these folks who've seen it all could inspire each of us to what "we can can" do as we age. Full Review |
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4/5 |
If it...verges on being just slightly patronising at times, that's a quarrel with the filmmakers, not its participants. Full Review |
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3.5/5 |
It's a pity that director Stephen Walker, who also narrates, imposes so much of himself on the material, asking at times the most insensitive questions. Full Review |
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Develops into a poignant reflection on community, mortality and how we all need to stop and smell the roses. Recommended. Full Review |
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Funny, touching and life-affirming. Full Review |
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 1.5/5 |
As an interviewer Walker is habitually condescending and sometimes downright inane... Full Review |
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3.5/5 |
The wonderful members of the choir, truly young at heart, overcome the occasional clumsiness of the filmmaker and you come away from this film feeling genuinely uplifted. Full Review |
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3/5 |
The devil may have all the best tunes, but it’s the elderly who nail them. Charming, heartwarming and totally kick-ass, you’ll never look at your grandparents in the same way. Full Review |
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2/6 |
Sure, these ‘zesty’, ‘lively’ old folks are enjoying themselves. The question is why on earth we should be expected to watch. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Moments of high comedy and deep tragedy make this more than the average rehearsal and concert film. Full Review |
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2/5 |
That might be because the film has already been shown on the BBC – a fact that, along with the unprepossessing production values, rather begs the question of why bother with a cinematic release at all? Full Review |
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4/5 |
A lovely little film. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Judicious trimming would have improved the movie, but Johnny Cash-voiced Fred Knittle’s opening night rendition of Coldplay’s “Fix You”, dedicated to the recently departed members, is guaranteed to leave not a dry eye in the house. Full Review |
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4/5 |
If this film were any more heartwarming, your chest would melt. Full Review |
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A worse film might be dismissed as sobsploitation. But Stephen Walker’s documentary – a labour of love inspired by Walker’s first sight of the group in a London West End show – touches the mind as well as the heart. Full Review |
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3/5 |
They more than justify a film which, despite its faults, makes the winter of life less terrifying than it’s made out to be. Full Review |
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Heartwarming and heartbreaking in equal measure, Young At Heart is a good antidote for cynicism. Full Review |
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It will make you feel wonderful, and if you're like me, whose emotional barometer responds in the positive with tears, take plenty of tissues. Full Review |
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B |
It works as both a concert film and as a case study in people who literally live for music. Full Review |
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