Last Chance Harvey is a decent movie with a reasonably well written plot and a great cast. One thing that certainly took me away with this movie was the undeniable chemistry between Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson, it was very natural, it was clear they knew each other for a long time. However, their relationship and the majority of the plot is extremely cliché. Every development in the story is predictable, you can tell what is going to happen from a mile away, it never did anything to surprise and was afraid to take any risks. For such a straight forward story, it could have done with a sense of humour, which there really is none of, it takes itself very seriously, to a degree that it seems to think its more than what it is. Predictable and somewhat pretentious, there are a million other movies like Last Chance Harvey, while Hoffman and Thompson's performances are charming, it is not enough to recommend this. While visiting London for his daughter's wedding, a man's faith in love is restored after meeting a kind woman at an airport. Best Performance: Dustin Hoffman

A cute, bit of nothing romantic drama about two unlucky in love middle agers. Dustin Hoffman plays a new York jingle writer in London for his daughters wedding and Emma Thompson is a British government worker. They meet at an airport bar and manage to transform each others life.This was so well acted that the beginning was actually painful to watch; both characters are so uncomfortable and socially awkward, that you really feel sorry for them. Hoffman is excellent as his world crumbles, doing his best to hide his devastation over several life crises. This also managed to stay away from any movie clichés while providing a fun tour of London. 11.13

Two people, completely out of place with their own life find each other on London. That's the premise of the movie.Aside from the cliché moments, this movie starts really slow and depressing. Harvey is set out to play into a very unpleasant meeting with her daughter and his fiancée in party before their marriage.Harvey is devastated by the cold feeling the whole family has with him and this really gets to the viewer, let me say that even when Harvey meets Kate after the very depressing first part, the movie does not have the "up-beat" we should be expecting, somehow, the whole tone for the movie is downright depressing and this is even with the nice music that is played in the background all the time. The whole idea and story is short and simple, the acting is OK but, being a fan of Huffman and Thomson myself, this is not their best performances, not by a long mile.The movie may be classified as a romantic drama but the tone feels like just a drama,it develops slow, emotions are toned down and Harvey's life is miserable, somehow, Kate does not bring the light we're all hoping for and this is the director's fault.Sadly, the balance for the movie is OK, not nice, just OK, not Oscar material, not even very good.A drama trying so hard to be romantic and somehow failing at it. With the two first class actors and a script designed for them, this is unforgivable.6 out of 10

This is not a terribly memorable movie; the plot has been done a thousand times. It hangs its hat on its stars and they do a nice job. Dustin Hoffman, the Last Chance in this film, puts in a nice performance as a man who has never been happy, even with moderate success. He is a burned out yes man who sees each day as a chore. HIs female counterpart has also given up on life, her youth past her. The thing is that submerged in them are two really interesting people who can have fun if they allow themselves. The first half of the movie is one uncomfortable scene after another as Hoffman tries without enthusiasm to be a positive force in his daughter's life after his wife has pretty much excluded him. It isn't that he doesn't deserve this treatment. He hasn't given much. Anyway, true love doesn't run smooth and when he meets Thompson, getting together requires a great deal of effort because of great baggage carried by the two of them Fate steps in as well and makes things even more difficult. All this said, it's still a charming film and worth a look.