10 Years 2012

Critics score:
60 / 100

Reviews provided by RottenTomatoes

Amy Nicholson, Movieline: It's too bad 10 Years isn't, you know, funny. Read more

Stephen Holden, New York Times: An unpretentious, well-acted ensemble piece that doesn't aspire to be a portentous generational time capsule like "The Big Chill," "American Graffiti" or "Diner." Read more

Alison Willmore, AV Club: 10 Years does nothing noteworthy, but it does it well, thanks to its ensemble cast. Read more

Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: Linden manages to overcome what would seem to be a premise fraught with peril with a lot of help from a likable cast, making "10 Years" a surprisingly enjoyable movie. Read more

Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: An inconsequential high-school-reunion comedy that gets better when it stops trying to make you laugh. Read more

Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor: Needless to say, everybody comes equipped with their very own overweight baggage; old grudges are revived, new ones are invented; and big personal revelations -- most of which you can see coming a mile away -- arrive on cue. Read more

Cary Darling, Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com: 10 Years is no Big Chill, but it has just enough warmth to keep it alive. Read more

Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: There's a relaxed, unforced, melancholy sweetness and swing to this modest iteration of the Big Chill/Return of the Secaucus 7 formula, a pleasing directorial debut for screenwriter Jamie Linden. Read more

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David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter: Jamie Linden's minor-key serio-comedy pulls us in eventually, delivering its share of poignant insights and melancholy reflections, even if it does all feel a tad familiar. Read more

Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: There's a lot of been-there, done-that going on. That said, this very distant, slightly more youthful cousin to The Big Chill presents a convincing version of a 10-year high school reunion. Read more

Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger: Even when the script seems ready to settle for cliche - with cavemen guys being civilized by the more evolved women in their life - it takes a slight detour. Read more

Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: Writer/director Jamie Linden and his excellent cast beautifully evoke the sentimental magic inherent in their scenario. Read more

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Sara Stewart, New York Post: Is there anything less narratively interesting than a high school reunion that focuses exclusively on the beautiful and popular crowd? Who all now seem to be leading normal, if flawed, lives? Read more

Richard Roeper, Richard Roeper.com: '10 Years' is a surprisingly solid variation on a familiar tune. Read more

Amy Biancolli, San Francisco Chronicle: Even the most exhausted, hackneyed and innately annoying genre can yield a film of breezy charm and prickly dramatic consequence. Read more

Nick Schager, Time Out: A strong cast convincingly captures the many ways in which adulthood proves far more complicated than what's imagined at 18. Read more

John Anderson, Variety: Less fun than a funeral. Read more

Melissa Anderson, Village Voice: An amiable, seriocomic high-school-reunion movie, 10 Years succeeds in pulling off a fine varsity talent show. Read more

Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post: A bracingly un-gimmicky, heartfelt and fresh take on the theme of growing up. Read more