Assisted Living (2005)
Tomatometer
How does the Tomatometer work 
Reviews Counted:44
Fresh:34
Rotten:10
Average Rating:6.6/10
Consensus: An unconventional, heartfelt blend of fact and fiction.
Reviews for Assisted Living
| Tomatometer | Critic | Review | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Click to read the article Full Review |
|||
|
Click to read the article Full Review |
|||
 |
Sensitively considers the potential for liberation of the mind from the shackles of the aging body, no matter how deteriorated that physical human essence might be. Full Review |
||
 2.5/4 |
There is a certain meditative grace to the cinematography here, but after a while, well, I was just plain bored. Full Review |
||
|
Click to read the article Full Review |
|||
|
Click to read the article Full Review |
|||
|
B- |
It's a slight movie, setting a poignant scene but not quite filling out even its running time. Still, I like its wry sense of humor and compassionate heart. Full Review |
||
|
2.5/5 |
Click to read the article Full Review |
||
|
2/4 |
There is a tender, poignant story in here... worthy of a great 20-minute short, not enough to fill writer-director Elliot Greenebaum's rambling mock-documentary. Full Review |
||
|
2.5/4 |
Has a few enlightening moments but has just as many that are tedious. Full Review |
||
|
4/5 |
[A] charming and original little comedy. Full Review |
||
|
3/5 |
Watching the movie is like conducting a conversation with a loved one stricken by Alzheimer's: It's at once moving and maddening. Full Review |
||
|
Click to read the article Full Review |
|||
|
2.5/4 |
The whimsy Greenebaum wants to construct can't match the terminal sadness that naturally takes over the film. Full Review |
||
|
3/4 |
Becomes an affecting story about the bond that develops between shiftless Todd and Mrs. Pearlman. Full Review |
||
|
3/4 |
Assisted Living is a remarkably moving look at the prisons in our midst that most of us manage to ignore until we need them. Full Review |
||
|
B+ |
Maggie Riley, a former circus performer who suffered two strokes and a heart attack during the filming of this movie, is a revelation in this role [Mrs. Pearlman]. Full Review |
||
|
3/4 |
A blend of fact and fiction that feels like a breath of fresh air in a medium that too often trivializes the hard realities of age. Full Review |
||
|
3.5/5 |
Authentically unconventional -- opening in the form of an almost convincing mock documentary -- but it gradually evolves into something more deeply affecting. Full Review |
||
|
|
It’s a sensitive portrayal of a jolly, caring environment that unwittingly converts its charges into helpless infants. Full Review |
CommentWhat’s Hot On RT
Other News
Fresh Links
Featured
Subscribe to RT's YouTube channel and don't miss a second of our cracking video content.
Follow Rotten Tomatoes and join us as we tweet about the week's releases.
IGN RSS Feeds