And So It Goes 2014

Lou Lumenick, New York Post: Thirty years to the week after "When Harry Met Sally,'' Rob Reiner directs the excruciating, mawkish and interminable romantic dramedy "And So It Goes'' with shocking ineptitude. Read more

Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times: In a different movie with a better script, Douglas and Keaton might have been charming together, with his dryness balancing her feathery ramblings. Read more

Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine: And So It Goes may touch the frayed heartstrings of some older viewers, but it's pretty bad - the failed attempt to Heimlich a venerable movie genre. Read more

Scott Foundas, Variety: For all of its 93 minutes, you never feel anything significant is at stake for anyone - save for a paycheck. Read more

Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, AV Club: And So It Goes is a mediocre movie, starring two great actors who've certainly done worse, that benefits from baseline competence and lowered expectations. Read more

Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: There is very little on the screen to capture your attention. Read more

Ty Burr, Boston Globe: "And So It Goes" looks like it was shot on outdated video equipment and has a forced, jokey script by Mark Andrus. Read more

J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader: Old people still go out to movie theaters, God bless them, though the meaty fare they enjoyed back in the 70s has given way to soft foods like The Bucket List, Last Vegas, and this senior-citizen rom-com by Rob Reiner. Read more

Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: It does not do much of anything, beyond lulling fans into a glum reverie during which they can recall better films that its Oscar-winning stars made en route to this one. Read more

Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor: As generic as its title. Read more

Joe McGovern, Entertainment Weekly: [A] depressingly monotonous Rob Reiner-directed comedy starring Michael Douglas and Diane Keaton. Read more

Stephen Farber, Hollywood Reporter: Despite the utter predictability of the plot, the picture wins you over. It starts off clumsily but grows more engaging as it continues. Read more

Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: Even with these star wattage pros, Rob Reiner's senior citizen romantic comedy is about as engaging as a drooling nap on a porch. Read more

Connie Ogle, Miami Herald: A movie as generic as its title, And So It Goes is about a cranky old man who gets to know and help a child in need and becomes a happier, better person. Yes, I know. I gagged a little when I wrote that, too. Read more

Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger: Adequate perhaps for a matinee on a dull weekday - but only if the senior discount applies. Read more

Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: If director Rob Reiner's AARP-aimed comedy stumbles on several fronts, at least it provides a stage for some seasoned pros to strut their stuff. Read more

Nicolas Rapold, New York Times: Relatable doesn't have to mean routine, but Mr. Reiner doesn't always bother to tell the difference ... Read more

Michael Sragow, Orange County Register: The pieces of this would-be feel-good movie sink into place with a depressing thud. Read more

Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer: None of this is remotely funny. It's actually kind of sad. Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: Everything about the movie is as uninspired as the title. Read more

Richard Roeper, Richard Roeper.com: This film is the cinematic equivalent of comfort food. Read more

Christy Lemire, RogerEbert.com: "And So It Goes" does what it needs to do for its target audience in thoroughly sufficient, mediocre ways. Read more

Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: A little too corny to endorse fully, but no one should be discouraged from seeing it. Read more

Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: If cranking out this kind of mediocre, head-scratching blarney is the only option available to Hollywood veterans like Reiner, we have some friendly advice: Open a haberdashery. Read more

Courtney Shea, Globe and Mail: The script is a series of familiar tropes. Read more

Peter Howell, Toronto Star: Pure schmaltz masquerading as life wisdom, it pairs Michael Douglas and Diane Keaton for no apparent reason other than that they fit the elder baby boomer cohort the film is squarely aimed at. Read more

Inkoo Kang, TheWrap: Douglas and Keaton conjure just enough empathy and optimism and cozy charm between them to make us believe that anything can happen at twilight. Read more

Scott Bowles, USA Today: The movie deserves credit for putting itself in the hands of acting craftsmen.The story just feels awfully familiar. Read more

Nick Schager, Village Voice: And So It Goes never goes quite far enough, in any direction. Read more

Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine/Vulture: We get little flashes of story beats, but then it's on to the next thing - never enough to make us really invested in what's happening to these people. Read more

Ann Hornaday, Washington Post: It's the derivative, too-familiar cinematic version of a shrug and a sigh. Oh, well. Read more