The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Mr. Morgan's Last Love
Drama · Comedy · 2013
A widowed professor living in Paris develops a special relationship with a younger French woman.
Movie details
Mr. Morgan's Last Love
“It's never too late to love life again.”
2013 Drama · Comedy 1h 51m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.6 / 10
Community rating
A widowed professor living in Paris develops a special relationship with a younger French woman.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Mr. Morgan's Last Love?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Adrenaline Seeker
“If it slows down, you check your phone.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Sandra Nettelbeck
Written by
Sandra Nettelbeck
Michael Caine
Matthew Morgan
Clémence Poésy
Pauline Laubie
Gillian Anderson
Karen Morgan
Justin Kirk
Miles Morgan
Jane Alexander
Joan Morgan
Richard Hope
Stamp Collector
Anne Alvaro
Madame Léry
Court is in session
Put Mr. Morgan's Last Love on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.