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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70Village VoiceVillage VoiceMostly, it captures how old age decimates even the people who don't suffer from it.
- 70The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenExcept for a subplot about a missing cat that suggests that Fred may be considerably dottier than he appears, the movie gets almost everything right about the uncomfortable moment when grown children are forced to be their parents' parents.
- 70Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzArizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzThe bigger issue is that the film is more a slice of life than a real journey. It's an intriguing slice, but the real depth is in the performances, not the story. [18 Oct 2012]
- This carefully observed slice of life is dragged down by the dreary and distracting hand-held camerawork.
- It also points to one of the movie's most nagging problems: Stuck somewhere between personal memoir and universal truth, Fred Won't Move Out ends up being neither.
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe film is not a compelling drama so much as a poignant observation of a sad situation.