masonfisk
They don't make movies like this anymore. I know I sound like someone's grandparent but this is what this film is; a warm bowl of soup on a snowy day. In their third pairing, I think, (Barefoot in the Park & The Electric Horseman being the first 2) Robert Redford & Jane Fonda could almost be revisiting the same couple during different periods in their lives. Now in their 80's (wow!) they communicate more with the flicker of an eyelid than most actors do w/pages of dialogue. Wonderful from fade in to fade out.
latinfineart
I really liked this film. It felt like it was an adult film. No stunts, no special effects. Just a heartwarming story of two lonely people way, way into the last nine holes of their lives.In a small town in Colorado, Addie Moore (Fonda) and Louis Waters (Redford) have been neighbors for decades but don't really know each other. That's why it strikes Louis, a widower, as odd when Addie, a widow, comes over one evening with a matter-of-fact request: "Would you be interested in coming over to my house sometime and sleeping with me?"It's not about sex, Addie adds - "I lost interest in that a long time ago," she says. Rather, it's about companionship, having someone to talk to and "getting through the night." Louis thinks it over and agrees.Their baggage, their apprehension about starting a new relationship and their knowledge that there isn't time to waste are enough, and them overcoming those issues is what propels the story.Mostly, the director Batra lets the well-worked chemistry Redford and Fonda share do the heavy lifting. The stars have made three movies together before this: as an escaped convict and his unfaithful wife in "The Chase" (1966), as an uptight lawyer and his free-spirit bride in "Barefoot in the Park" (1967), and as a broken-down rodeo star and a sassy journalist in "The Electric Horseman" (1979) - and in "Our Souls at Night," they still bring out in each other a warmth and an easygoing manner, as if they've always been and always will be like this.This is an endearing film. Kudos to Fonda, Redford and the other actors, who were uniformly good, and well directed.
Gordon-11
This film tells the story of two people in their silver age, having an arrangement to relieve their mutual loneliness.The arrangement may sound unconventional, but actually it makes sense. The story is sweet and validating, and sends it a positive message about living your life and not care about what others think. I enjoyed this romantic comedy.
