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- Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Excerpt: A well-acted, well-written, well-directed film, The Holdovers delights and moves, even if it goes on longer than it perhaps should.
- David “DC” Bolling @ DC’s Take
- Excerpt: With endearing performances from its three leads and the filmmaker’s skill at striking the right balance of comedy and drama, we have a compelling and comforting holiday dramedy about letting others into our hearts despite the differences we see in them.
- Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @ SpiritualityandPractice.com
- Excerpt: A dramedy about three people reframing sadness and loneliness during the holidays.
- Travis Burgess @ The Sacred Wall
- Excerpt: The Holdovers’ is honest, earnest, and easily one of the year’s best films
- Gregory Carlson @ southpawfilmworks.net
- [New] | Samuel Castro @ El Colombiano [Spanish]
- Excerpt: Alexander Payne, el director de “Los que se quedan”, quien ha probado a lo largo de su carrera que es capaz de abrazarnos con sus historias (piensen en “Entre copas” o en “Nebraska”) y que tiene ese poder de observación que le permite construir personajes que siempre se parecen a alguien que conocemos, ha filmado un nuevo clásico decembrino, con la misma potencia emocional de las cintas de Frank Capra pero con un desencanto vital y una melancolía que son su marca personal y que nos recuerdan más a ese cine estadounidense de los setenta que tanto admira.
- Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: While there is never any doubt where this film is headed, it’s a lovely, moving story infused with holiday spirit about broken people making each other whole again. Giamatti is perfection in a role custom tailored for him…
- Bavner Donaldo @ Cinejour [Indonesian]
- Sarah Gopaul @ Digital Journal
- Excerpt: All of the actors convincingly embody their roles and are allowed the space to explore their unique personalities. Consequently, audiences will value the time they’re allotted to spend with these characters as they confront some of the most difficult moments of their lives.
- Mark Hobin @ Fast Film Reviews
- Excerpt: A touching, character-driven drama set in the early 1970s that genuinely feels like it was made in the same era.
- Kat Hughes @ THN
- Wesley Lovell @ Cinema Sight
- Jared Mobarak @ Hey, have you seen …?
- Excerpt: In heartfelt fashion, however, this festive-adjacent film isn’t simply a comedy of teens running amok while Giamatti chases, ruler in-hand. That exists too, but only insofar as it allows us to recognize how similarly damaged Paul and Angus truly are.
- Matt Oakes @ Silver Screen Riot
- Excerpt: A testament to the simple power of an outstanding script, strong direction, and standout performances, ‘The Holdover’’s is a delightfully bittersweet return to form for Alexander Payne. Paul Giamatti is as good as ever in one of 2023’s best films.
- Katie Smith-Wong @ Flickfeast
- Excerpt: The Holdovers delivers buckets of wit and charm in one of Payne’s strongest films in years. Accompanied by a lovely soundtrack and the rare cosiness of a Christmas movie, it is an unexpectedly heartwarming gem of a film.
- Dan Stalcup @
- Excerpt: For the first time in almost two decades, Payne’s film is one he was clearly excited about making, with vision and purpose.
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