Land Ho!

"Aaron Katz is probably one of the brightest, most unsung heroes that current American indie cinema has to offer right now. Transcending his scrappy roots in the much-maligned “mumblecore” genre, his last film, the droll 2010 detective riff Cold Weather, should’ve brought him a lot more attention than it did. The odd couple comedy-drama Land Ho!, co-directed with Martha Stephens, finds Katz venturing into a more conventional, accessible zone -- that doddering-fogies-doing-and-saying-the-darndest things genre (something one might see De Niro slumming in these days) -- but it’s a low-key, leisurely paced charmer all the same, featuring a pair of performances guaranteed to win your heart."

"What gives the story its moment-to-moment buoyancy is the pleasure of watching two actors working brilliantly in tandem."

"Land Ho! avoids schmaltz to get at that rarest of male timber: rekindled hearts."

"The uncharacteristic transparency of its agenda clashes with the joy of discovery its story craves."

"Land Ho! is appealing for not going the route of easy gags and dumbed-down humor."