There used to be more movies as peculiar as “Last Chance Harvey,” where comedy and drama aren’t especially well written or directed but which allows actors to completely inhabit their characters. Writer-director Joel Hopkins’ film suggests a late-life romance between Harvey (Dustin Hoffman), a just-fired jingle writer (with seemingly more talent than his similarly unemployed character in “Ishtar”) played by an actor who’s a twinkly 71, and Emma Thompson, who’s not yet 50. Call in “Just Past Sunset, Approaching Dusk.” But as the pair perambulate the plot complications along the streets of cinematographer John de Borman’s lovingly captured London, charm takes the day. Their airport meet-cute’s pretty special, too. A familiar valentine, but some hearts are tender. With Liane Balaban, James Brolin, Eileen Atkins, Kathy Baker. 99m. (Ray Pride)
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