“A Chekhovian spirit hovers over Last Weekend…[the film] is an elegiac ode to affluence…The reliably impressive Ms. Clarkson is a prickly paragon of benevolent upper-crust virtue. The only wistful suggestion at its comforting close is that such rarefied privilege for its characters might one day be gone.”

“Patricia Clarkson gives a tour de force performance as the matriarch of a San Francisco family in Last Weekend….Clarkson and the rest of the cast give the rich a human touch, revealing their fears and their joys.”

“A masterpiece of contemporary cinema.”

“Sleek and absorbing.”

“Secrets are spilled, tempers flare and the dynamics of the family are laid bare, all framed by the idiosyncratic rooms of the stone lakeside house…You definitely leave Last Weekend feeling as if you’ve been a guest of an actual family.”

“The film may be a low-key family drama…but the story itself is stitched together with the kind of savage class comedy that gives it such a satisfying tang.”

“Lake Tahoe shines in this darkly humorous family drama set in the same house as A Place in the Sun.”

“Clarkson, one of our very best actresses, gives a terrifically nuanced, heartbreaking and often very funny performance.”

“A smart, stylish, amusing and delectably entertaining movie, not to be missed. The remarkable Patricia Clarkson is pure manna from heaven, leading a superb ensemble cast. You probably will even recognize yourself somewhere in this gorgeously photographed, splendidly realized film for grownups.”

“Lovely.”

“Beautifully-written and acted.”

“Gorgeous and sensitively shot.”

“The kind of film to take your mother to…a touching portrait of the struggle children face in finding independence at their parents’ expense, and the void parents are left with when their hand is no longer needed for support…a grounded take on an American family’s various intricacies and contradictions.”

“Crackling good…a sharply observed portrait.”

“This stunningly photographed production sets itself apart with compelling performances that resonate on [an] authentic level…This indie gem deserves to be seen, particularly for Clarkson’s compelling turn as a woman constantly teetering on the edge of some secret hysteria, simmering beneath her delicately composed façade.”