Dustin Hoffman's directorial debut is the latest example of a recent Hollywood effort to cater more to an older audience.

If this film is any indication of {Hoffman] creative capacity as a director, one can only hope that he will pursue his third act with as much vigor as his first.

As portraits of old age go, Quartet is better than that other recent retirement comedy The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, but only in the way a touch of lumbago is better than shingles.

Movies don't get much lighter or enjoyable than Dustin Hoffman's directorial debut.