Quartet (2013)

A “home for retired musicians” (are there such places? If not, I declare that there SHOULD be) is welcoming its newest resident: famed opera singer Jean Horton. Problem is that her ex-husband Reggie is already a resident and is not very happy about the reunion.

This should’ve been full of life and fun, but it was just blah. Reggie was way too boring to buy as the tortured romantic lead and nearly everything else was just flat. I blame Dustin Hoffman’s direction: there was absolutely zero finesse. He relied too much on the premise and that the cast was packed with musical legends. Too bad I had no idea that the extras were a big deal until the -- truly lovely -- end credits revealed each. I bet my lack of knowledge on the subject was shared by most audience members.

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