The Father

"[It] takes a bracingly insightful, subtle and nuanced look at encroaching dementia and the toll it takes on those in close proximity to the afflicted (...) Never has the invasion of memory loss been conveyed as profoundly as it is in 'The Father'." 

"Roaring against the dying of the light, Hopkins is monumental. He makes 'The Father' essential viewing." 

"Anthony Hopkins is unforgettable (...) There’s such rich humanity in his film that nothing outright nihilistic or torturing can take root" 

"[It] plays with perspective so cleverly that maintaining any kind of emotional distance is impossible." 

"[The movie] lags under the weight of its conceit (...) But the film’s emotions have a stark, memorable sheen (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)" 

"'The Father' fascinatingly puts the viewer in the same state of distress as its main character (...) Haunting, deeply affecting (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)" 

"[It] does something that few movies about mental deterioration in old age have brought off in quite this way, or this fully. It places us in the mind of someone losing his mind — and it does so by revealing that mind to be a place of seemingly rational and coherent experience."