 Marjorie Baumgarten of the "Austin Chronicle" said, "With its thin plot and its title character an American abroad in London, "Last Chance Harvey" comes across as something like a "Before Sunrise" for the less-than-nubile set.Were that writer/director Hopkins' dialogue and visualization as scintillating as Richard Linklater's is in his "Sunrise"/"Sunset" romances.Of course, the combined acting brilliance of Hoffman and Thompson could elevate the hoariest of clichés and turn almost anything they touch golden – and that is most often the case with "Last Chance Harvey".