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Metascore®75 out of 100 | Generally favorable reviews

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 91
    Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum

    They also make joyful music, communicated, both by the singers and their playful, sensitive documentarian, with an authority that quite knocks off socks. Read full review

  • 88
    Chicago Tribune | Jessica Reaves

    An exuberant, affectionate documentary. Read full review

  • 88
    USA Today | Claudia Puig

    A heartening and poignant affirmation of the transformative power of music. Read full review

  • 80
    The New York Times | Stephen Holden

    The movie offers an encouraging vision of old age in which the depression commonly associated with decrepitude is held at bay by music making, camaraderie and a sense of humor. Read full review

  • 80
    Variety | John Anderson

    An irresistibly joyous, tearful and, most importantly, musical doc about a band of senior pop singers whose repertoire includes "Golden Years," "Should I Stay or Should I Go" and "Stayin' Alive." Read full review

  • 75
    ReelViews | James Berardinelli

    Likely to bring a smile to your lips and a bounce to your step. Read full review

  • 70
    Los Angeles Times | Kenneth Turan

    This may sound like a suspect enterprise, a musical gimmick impossible to embrace, but the reality is otherwise. For what the members of this uncanny chorus lack in pure ability they make up for in irrepressible spirits and a desire to simply have fun. Read full review

  • 58
    The Onion (A.V. Club) | Nathan Rabin

    There's a wealth of great material here, especially a shattering performance of Coldplay's "Fix You" by a soulful mountain of a man named Fred Knittle. Read full review

Avg. Fan Rating:
Average Rating = 3.4 out of 5