5 Flights Up

  • 2015


MOVIE IS coincidental sentimental refreshing elderly overpriced
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46 % Rotten
$ 3 Million
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Positive Reviews 23
Negative reviews 14
Average Rating 2.9/5
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3.2
Movie Review Movie Review 5 Flights Up B Movie Review 5 Flights Up B B 5 Flights Up Director Richard Loncraine Runtime 92 minutes Rating PG 13 Cast Mo .. Av Club
2.5
In other moments, the film is so casually paced that the only suspense comes when the characters wait for real estate bids. We Got This Covered
2.0
One achievement of Ruth & Alex clashes with the films overcharged plot about old folks and overpriced property.Ruth is a white woman. Screen Daily
2.5
Just dont be afraid to tug on the heartstrings, a real estate agent says as she advises an elderly couple to write a personal letter in hopes of secur .. Rogerebert
2.0
Ruth & Alex is a drama without drama: the cinematic equivalent of a barbiturate. Telegraph
2.0
When the material isnt there, not even actors of this caliber can save a movie. The Young Folks
2.0
The folks who traipse through are mostly awful, though Alex is charmed by a wise little girl. Ny Daily News
4.0
But more and more, they are both feeling the aches and pains of old age as they trudge up the five flights of stairs. Spirituality And Practice
2.8
Peters script, based on a novel by Jill Ciment, is of no great momentand the insertion of the terrorist subplot becomes an increasingly crass way of g .. One Guys Opinion
3.5
10 1 7 / 10 5 Flights Up teases dramatic arcs and directions, but its primarily a character piece about memory. Blu Ray
2.0
Put Morgan Freeman and Diane Keaton together in a film, and you would expect that their considerable charm and warmth as performers would be enough to .. The Times
3.0
The script by Charlie Peters (from Jill Ciments novel Heroic Measures) is lightweight; with any two other stars it might be downright forgettable, but .. News Review
2.0
Typically amenable performances from the leads make all this watchable up to a point, but the material is decidedly stretched out over feature length. Radio Times
3.1
Director Richard Loncraines 5 Flights Up, based on Jill Ciments novel, begins with the kind of chirpy movie music that signifies peaceful coexistence. .. News Day
2.0
Morgan Freeman and Diane Keaton play an elderly bohemian couple considering selling their characterful Brooklyn apartment and moving to Manhattan. The Guardian
2.5
As storytelling, 5 Flights Up is remarkably clumsy: the narrative strands never knit together, the well intentioned messages are awkwardly spelt out, .. Smh
3.2
While the terrorist subplot may have worked in the book, it seems unnecessary here: Ruth and Alexs well worn love story is enough.B Ew
3.0
This amiable if twee adaptation of a Jill Ciment novel about an ageing couple selling their beloved Brooklyn apartment is charmingly played by its wel .. Empire
3.8
Its good to see first rate artists devoted to a film that doesnt pander to an unsophisticated audience with a thirst for violence and smut. Observer
2.0
Their bond is the best part of the movie.The rest of the film disappoints. Common Sense Media
2.5
Ira Sachs wouldnt have countenanced the stacked deck sentimentality that lies at this films heart. Slant Magazine
3.1
It weasels its way into your heart and ultimately claims sweet, sentimental victory over your better judgment. Washington Post
5.0
For a turkey dinner, with Christmas trimmings, is precisely whats cooking at the end of this quaint and engaging modern parable on virtue being its ow .. The New York Times
2.5
From the God like narrator of March of the Penguins (2005) to the huckster of Visa cards on TV commercials, Morgan Freeman excels in the art of voice .. Boston Globe
3.2
Robin Clifford Laura Clifford Four decades ago, Alex (Morgan Freeman) and Ruth (Diane Keaton) bought their walk up apartment in Brooklyn.Now, the clim .. Reeling Reviews
3.8
Robin Clifford Laura Clifford Four decades ago, Alex (Morgan Freeman) and Ruth (Diane Keaton) bought their walk up apartment in Brooklyn.Now, the clim .. Reeling Reviews
2.2
What 40 year relationship can possibly be this ceaselessly forgiving and unendingly tender Blogs Indie Wire
5.0
That 5 Flights Up exists and stars acting treasures Diane Keaton and Morgan Freeman feels like a minor miracle. Los Angeles Times
2.5
Keaton and Freemans chemistry goes a long way toward selling this trifle, and whatever it may lack in drama, it is refreshing to see a happy golden ye .. Variety
1.5
While it is refreshing to see an interracial couple presented so matter of factly on screen Hollywood still has a lot of ground to make up on this fro .. Herald Sun
5.0
Its about the little things and the big things while the dynamic between Freeman and Keaton is solid gold. Urban Cine File
3.8
Morgan Freeman and Diane Keaton have unexpectedly great chemistry in this warm and funny comedy about a couple who contemplate leaving a walk up apart .. New York Post
2.0
But this schmaltz is the Hollywood equivalent of a sentimental greetings card. Flicks
4.1
Certainly it could have been a sharper, biting satire instead its just a pleasant anecdote. Ar Kansas Online
2.0
But why retread that familiar ground when you have such ageless players as Keaton and Freeman, content simply to be The Arts Desk
3.0
But it doesnt have the same aching pathos for its characters, and it feels too guarded as a result. The Dissolve
2.5
5 Flights Up is not an unpleasant film watching Freeman and Keaton is too much of a treat but it is a false one that was tantalizingly close to being .. Movie Mezzanine
3.0
Its all very cosy and undemanding, but Keaton and Freeman are such amiably engaging screen presences you will probably enjoy spending the time in thei .. What So
2.0
But dont underestimate the power of Morgan Freeman.One mans clutter is another mans creativity. Tony Mack
3.0
The movie even abandons much of its own premise simply to gaze fondly at its two aging main characters. Honey Cutts Hollywood
3.1
The movie ends just as you expected it to end, and there are almost no surprises along the way. Seattle Times
3.0
The way it turns everyday life and especially domestic stability into a sentimental exercise is sweet and charming. Iol Co Za
1.5
Its hard to see why we need a feature film about thisbut for the welcome chance to enjoy Keaton and Freeman coasting in whats essentially a TV movie. Seattle Weekly
3.0
This film is pure fiction, folks.Any resemblance to reality is purely coincidental. Japan Times
2.5
And thats saying nothing of the absurd amount of time spent on back and forth real estate bids, and a parade of intentionally irritating cliches of up .. City Weekly
2.5
(Freeman sneering the words hipsters and gentrifiers is almost worth the price of admission.) Archives Sf Weekly



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