The Holdovers

OMG yes - I almost skipped this one, but just kept hanging in. The 70's imagery and cold weather put me back in the days when heating wasn't so good... and the movie had a really good, strong impact.

Una bella película sobre perdedores, sobre abandonados, casi sobre olvidados, con todo el espíritu navideño, aunque su ritmo lento y pasivo hace que se sienta larga.

Provavelmente por já ter lecionado, filmes que retratam professores apaixonados por sua profissão e alunos problemáticos sempre me arrancam lágrimas e me deixam com o coração quentinho... A trilha sonora por si só já nos leva as lágrimas… Adorei o humor acido e afiado, e apesar da firmeza e aparente frieza do professor, temos um homem com um grande coração e muito amor... A toxidade paterna explícita e abandono parental... Deliciosamente sereno de degustar...

Well done with some great acting & screen writing

Typical maudlin U.S. cheese.

This is my FAVORITE SURPRISE MOVIE of the year. Fabulous.

It was so unnecessarily long and boring. Paul Giamatti is one of my favorite actors, but he couldn't make this bearable. It was so stale and boring. Great to watch if you want to fall asleep

This film clinched my love for Paul Giamatti. DaVine’s performance was flawless.

I gave it 30 minutes, and it did nothing to make me want to keep watching it . Paul Giamatti is one of my fav actors, but even he couldn't make this batch of uncharismatic kids watchable. Paul's character's dialogue is the one thing that kept me engaged and watching for the 30 minutes. Maybe this movie turned it around and is excellent in the 2nd and 3rd acts, but i couldn't see this movie surprising me with anything i hadn't already predicted.

Great movie, the kind they rarely make anymore. We go from dislike to sympathizing to admiration even, so naturally, for both main characters. Its very much a movie about Kids seeing the faults and humanity in their surrounding adults, as the adults learn to respect the hardship of being a kid/teen who cannot yet control their destiny, but must build their character instead. Had a lovely time watching it, all actors did a great job. Sessa really held his own with the giant gift to film that is Pal Giamatti. not an easy feat.