The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

"Broadbent never puts a blistered foot wrong..."

"Broadbent is terrific, but everyone in front of and behind the camera is making smart decisions, every step of the way."

"It is immediately one of the great movies about ageing and regret, up there with 45 Years and The Straight Story."

"Well-regarded books don't always make a smooth transition to the screen."

"A very English odyssey."

"Broadbent and Wilton are as reliable as ever, but this tear-jerker mostly feels removed from real human emotion."

"Propelled so expertly by Broadbent and the marvellous Penelope Wilton that the mawkishness (of the novel) rarely surfaces."

"(A) sad and quirky story that is undermined by its implausibility..."

"(Macdonald) has a careful way with her actors, even in walk-on roles."

"A tremendously moving concept... Where it flounders is in the lack of visual imagination and supporting-character texture."