Starting Out in the Evening PG-13

Starting Out in the Evening
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  • Rated: PG-13
  • Closed captioning available
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 51 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: April 22, 2008
  • Originally Released: 2007
  • Label: Lions Gate

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Rating: 2.5/5 -- Starting Out in the Evening has a formidable performance by Frank Langella to recommend it. Full Review
Fayetteville Free Weekly
Feb 2, 2009
Rating: 3/4 -- A strong cast and a literate script make for a refreshingly subtle film.
Globe and Mail
Jan 18, 2008
Starting Out in the Evening is thrilling in a way that a movie larded with car chases and explosions can seldom be, because of the way it deals with that basic building block of civilization, the creative process. Full Review
Film.com
Feb 24, 2008
Rating: 2.5/4 -- Langella's nuanced performance saves the film; the actor has an understated but powerful role, and he takes full advantage.
Miami Herald
Feb 8, 2008
[A] lovely little gem....An exquisite tale about the way the artistic process becomes every bit a part of the process of life...
Box Office
Dec 1, 2007
Rating: 2.5/4 -- A bravura performance from Frank Langella blended into a lackluster story. Full Review
Cinema Sight
Sep 30, 2008
Grace. Sophistication. Intelligence. Heart. We should all be so fortunate to be Starting Out In The Evening of our own lives. Full Review
Behind The Lens
Nov 15, 2019

Product Description:

Though he's spent most of his career as a character actor in supporting roles, Frank Langella gives the lead performance of a lifetime in STARTING OUT IN THE EVENING, based on the novel by Brian Morton. Flanked by Lili Taylor and Lauren Ambrose, Langella is the central piece in a film that focuses on its characters. The film begins with aging writer Leonard Schiller (Langella, SUPERMAN RETURNS), a man who feels as obsolete as the typewriter he is pounding away at. Though he has four novels to his credit, he has been working on his fifth for a decade. Enter Heather Wolfe (Ambrose, SIX FEET UNDER), a grad student who plans to write her thesis on Schiller's work. She cajoles the reluctant man into helping her, and they begin a curious friendship. Meanwhile, Schiller's daughter Ariel (Taylor, SIX FEET UNDER) struggles not only with her elderly father, but also with her own desire to have children as she approaches 40. She also grapples with the decision of reconnecting with an ex-boyfriend (Adrian Lester, HUSTLE).

As the fading writer Schiller, Langella doesn't give a bold performance that screams for Oscar's attention. Instead, the actor commands the screen with a quiet presence. Heather's attempts at friendship with Schiller--and eventual seduction--may feel awkward at times within the film, but Ambrose's performance is quite genuine. As always, Taylor is impressive, and it's good to see her get a heftier role. The film's other central character is New York's Upper West Side, a player that should receive top billing. Director Andrew Wagner (THE TALENT GIVEN US) allows the neighborhood to play a central role within his engaging film.

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