Fresh
Sumptuous, sincere and built on aging bones, "Youth" is a wonder of a film, a look back at life's sprawling possibilities, dark corners and aspirations.
Tom Long, Detroit News
Overview
Two lifelong friends bond whilst vacationing in a luxury Swiss Alps lodge as they ponder retirement. While Fred has no plans to resume his musical career despite the urging of his loving daughter Lena, Mick is intent on finishing the screenplay for what may be his last important film for his muse Brenda. And where will inspiration lead their younger friend Jimmy, an actor grasping to make sense of his next performance?
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
72%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Age is more than just a number, Youth tells us. What really matters, though, is whether you're going to let that number define you.
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
Fresh
Watching Youth, you'd swear Fellini had risen from his grave and returned to make another movie.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Fresh
Youth is a meditation on aging, on friendship, on love, loss, wisdom, disillusionment, pain.
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Rotten
There is little life here. Only artifice. And some howlingly awful dialogue.
Soren Anderson, Seattle Times
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