Is Anybody There?

"The sum of its gently amusing parts doesn’t add up to a film likely to stay long in the heart – or multiplex."

"I can't really recommend the film, unless you admire Caine as much as I do, which is certainly possible."

"One performance doesn't make a movie."

"It is also hard not to see remnants of a younger Michael Caine -- beautifully seductive and enigmatic all those years ago in "Alfie." He has said his wife cried when she saw the performance; you understand why."

"While Caine and young Milner make for amusing adversaries, it's nice to see Crowley paying respect to his elders by populating the retirement home with a number of familiar faces, including those belonging to Rosemary Harris, Sylvia Syms and longtime "Coronation Street" resident Thelma Barlow."

"Caine leads an impeccable cast in a story that is as touching as it is funny, turning the mundane minutiae of fading lives into a vibrant display."