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Labor Day (12A)

Drama

Depressed single mom Adele and her son Henry offer a wounded, fearsome man a ride. As police search town for the escaped convict, the mother and son gradually learn his true story as their options become increasingly limited.

More information on this production is available at www.labordaymovie.co.uk.

The critical consensus

Labor Day is simply a really different hymn sheet. Converts will flock; I can't help but miss the previous scripture.

***(*)(*)Catherine Shoard, The Guardian, 07/09/2013

You assumed Mel Brooks had retired but maybe not after watching this misfire.

**(*)(*)(*)Allan Hunter, The List, 16/01/2014

Led by first-rate work from Winslet and Brolin, Labor Day is a skilful, old-fashioned drama from a maturing director. Cynics, however, need not apply.

****(*)James Mottram, Total Film, 03/02/2014

A tender, nostalgic and warm ‘family’ drama which also quietly seethes with the threat and tension of imminent danger. Labor Day shows a new side to Jason Reitman as a filmmaker, and we like it.

****(*)Dan Jolin, Empire Online, 17/03/2014

Go with the flow and give in, like Adele herself, and you might be genuinely moved.

****(*)Henry Fitzherbert, Daily Express, 19/03/2014

Labor Day is a beautifully crafted, evocative and very well acted coming-of-age story which is just a little bit... preposterous.

***(*)(*)Geoffrey MacNab, The Independent, 21/03/2014

Verdict: A fanciful romance.

***(*)(*)Brian Viner, Daily Mail, 21/03/2014

Passes the time, but doesn’t do much more than that.

**(*)(*)(*)Oliver Lyttelton, Little White Lies, 20/03/2014

Where and when?

General release. Check local listings for show times.

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