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Last Chance Harvey, 2008

Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson

Directed by: Joel Hopkins

Written by: Joel Hopkins

Language: English

Country: USA

Runtime: 93 min

MPAA Rating: PG_13

Rating:6.8

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The mood of Last Chance Harvey is uplifting, sincere, and touching. The plot centers around love and romance, weddings, and being single. It is a drama and romance movie. Stylistically, Last Chance Harvey is a melodrama. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The pacing is slow. Last Chance Harvey is set in London. It happens in contemporary times. The movie is known for being critically acclaimed. Last Chance Harvey is especially suggested for a date night.

Summary of Last Chance Harvey

In London for his daughter's wedding, a struggling jingle-writer, Harvey Shine (Dustin Hoffman), misses his plane to New York, and thus loses his job. While drowning his sorrows in the airport pub, Harvey meets Kate (Emma Thompson), a British government worker stuck in an endless cycle of work, phone calls from her mother, and blind dates. A connection forms between the unhappy pair, who soon find themselves falling in love.

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Language:	English
Country:	USA
Release date:	8 November 2008
Runtime:	93 min

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Dustin Hoffman

as Harvey Shine

Emma Thompson

as Kate Walker

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Washington Post

Winds up being a touching portrait of that rarity in the movies: a recognizably human couple with recognizably human problems and quirks. Full Review

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by: Ann Hornaday

The New York Times

There’s something irresistible about watching two people fall in love, even in contrived, sniffle- and sometimes gag-inducing films like Last Chance Harvey. Full Review

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by: Manohla Dargis

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This movie makes me want to be able to give half stars, because that is what I would give it--half a star. Two of the best actors in the business are completely wasted by the terrible, hackneyed script. The age difference (22 years) between Hoffman... Read and rate it

20.September.2010
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by: Cheryl
Cheryl rated this movie0/10

I had to give this 4 stars just for the sheer pleasure of seeing two actors I've been crazy about for years play opposite each other. And they didn't disappoint. You may want to watch the interviews in the Special Features first to appreciate the... Read and rate it

11.September.2010
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by: Nooshi N.
Nooshi N. rated this movie0/10

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