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1998
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18
Negative reviews
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Average Rating
3.4
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2.5
What kind of a private eye doesnt have any privates For all of the characters, this is the last hurrah, and thats especially true for Hackmans, who is ..
Rogerebert
2.0
Still, put consummate pros like Paul Newman, Susan Sarandon, Gene Hackman, and James Garner up on the screen together and youre pretty much guaranteed ..
2.5
Apparently, though, Harry hasnt seen enough movies because the next thing he knows hes getting shot at and has no idea why.
San Francisco Chronicle
5.0
Bentons terrific sense of humor (he and David Newman wrote Whats Up, Doc ) and literacy, add up to a piquant melange of prostate jokes and references ..
San Francisco Chronicle
4.5
In the diminishment of his life, an elder nurtures magnanimity and wears it well.
Spirituality And Practice
4.5
The movie has a hazy, sleepy, and sad look that reminded me (favorably) of Chinatown. Brilliant.
Combust Ible Celluloid
4.0
If you are a fan of these stars, or of the genre of film noir, you dont want to miss this movie.
Lariat
3.1
And its plotline is alternatingly confusing and heavy handed, with a frustrating ending thats more obvious than an episode of a TV mystery program.
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
1.5
While the movie is often unconvincing and painfully slow, it offers valuable insights into the cares of older people who no longer are given the oppor ..
Internet Reviews
2.5
As a chance to see some old Hollywood luminaries act together, the show delivers. Why they werent given a decent script is the movies real mystery.
Internet Reviews
3.1
A small time film noir that is remarkably and disappointingly ordinary.
Internet Reviews
3.8
Twilight, though set in contemporary L.A., has a nostalgic aura. It doesnt rush its story, allowing the viewer to get to know its protagonists as it a ..
Internet Reviews
4.5
Though the mystery doesnt need nearly that long to unravel, from moment to moment, the performances are all so good that its easy to overlook the plot ..
Salon
2.5
Everything appears to take place at a gentle saunter, making it feel like a made for TV whodunit for the over fifties, almost as though Robert Benton, ..
Eye For Film
2.5
Twilight is curiously missing the one element that should be a mystery thrillers stock in trade: the element of surprise.
Mr Brown Movies
2.0
Despite its pluses, despite trying to do all the right things, Twilight comes up lacking in both energy and plot, two areas that no noir, geezer or ot ..
Calendar Live
1.5
Originally titled The Magic Hour, this one must have been renamed in sympathy for the audience.
E Online
3.0
When hes not fixing their dryer or lighting one of Catherines numerous cigarettes, hes playing gin rummy with Jack.
Film Quips Online
2.5
neither day nor night and neither fish nor fowl. The picture swaggers from moody mystery to raunchy comedy, and neither style is Benton or Russos fort ..
James Sanford on Film
4.0
Twilight sometimes lacks the tension or energy of a good thriller, but its reflective mood and poignancy more than compensate.
Rochester Goes Out
2.8
Its difficult to believe hes in his mid 70s; he still looks like hes twenty years younger.
About Film
3.0
This smart neo noir is pretty enjoyable, but its too dumb for its own good.
Gost Dog
3.9
Robert Bentons direction is strong with careful attention to shots and minutiae, giving the films actors the chance to show off their inner workings w ..
Apollo Guide
3.8
At a slim 94 minutes, theres a lot of stuff thats packed into an awfully small package. Still, the chance to see Newman, Sarandon and Hackman working ..
Cine Matter
3.8
Mr. Bentons smart script, co written with Richard Russo, allows the fine cast to explore honor, betrayal and desire among people who have lived long e ..
3.1
Too much of it feels like a movie made by geezers, with geezers and for geezers.
Sacramento Bee
4.5
Director Robert Benton and cowriter Richard Russo have embellished the script with witty repartee that bears comparison with the best of Chandler and ..
2.0
While it is always a pleasure to watch such heavyweights hold the screen together ... they deserved far more for their efforts than an emaciated potbo ..
Empire Online
3.8
Part of Twilights charm is the way it reconfigures Rio Bravo, El Dorado, and Rio Lobo in the process of making its own discoveries, not so much imitat ..
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