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Movie ID: 775
RT slug: mack_and_rita
RT URL: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mack_and_rita
Release year: 2022
Runtime: 95 mins
Wide release date: 2022-08-12
Limited release date: —
Festival premiere date: —
Streaming release date: —
Tomatometer final: 24%
Audience score final: —
Genres: Comedy, Fantasy
Directors: Katie Aselton
Writers: Madeline Walter, Paul Welsh
Producers: Alex Saks, Diane Keaton, Jina Panebianco, Stephanie Heaton-Harris
MPAA rating: PG-13
Executive Producers: —
Created: 2026-06-16 21:11:01
Updated: 2026-06-16 21:11:01
A 30-year-old writer magically transforms into her 70-year-old self and begins living out the older soul she has always felt herself to be.
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Canonical reviews: 63
Canonical fresh: 15
Canonical rotten: 48
Canonical calculated Tomatometer: 24%
Latest snapshot UTC: 2026-06-16 14:00:26
Snapshot Tomatometer: 24%
Snapshot review count: 63
Snapshot fresh count: 15
Snapshot rotten count: 48
Source note: Imported from manual review paste batch #1357 (full_snapshot)
| Company | Role |
|---|---|
| Gravitas Ventures | distributor |
| Billing | Name | Character |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diane Keaton | Rita |
| 2 | Taylour Paige | Carla |
| 3 | Elizabeth Lail | Mack |
| 4 | Loretta Devine | Sharon |
| 5 | Simon Rex | Luca |
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| 791 | processed | — | 2026-06-16 21:11:01 | Processed successfully into movie_id=775 using update_mode=merge_non_empty. |
| Batch ID | Local Snapshot | UTC Snapshot | Entered % | Entered Count | Status | Notes |
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| 1357 | 2026-06-16 09:00:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-06-16 14:00:26 | 24% | 63 | processed | Mode=full_snapshot. Processed 63 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=63, fresh=15, rotten=48, tomatometer=24%. Net new reviews added=63, fresh=15, rotten=48. Current canonical totals=63 reviews, 15 fresh, 48 rotten, tomatometer=24% (23.810%). Entered review count matched parsed batch count (63). Entered tomatometer matched parsed batch value (24%). |
| ID | Critic | Outlet | Fresh? | Score | RT Time Raw | Approx Published UTC | Quote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 175628 | Serena Seghedoni | Loud and Clear Reviews | Rotten | 3/5 | 2023-07-25T00:22:27Z | 2023-07-25 00:22:27 | Occasionally funny scenarios and stereotypical remarks about men (the film barely passes the bechdel test) that paradoxically simplify the themes at Mack & Rita‘s core, making it have less of an impact by the time it reaches its inevitable happy ending. |
| 175629 | Tina Kakadelis | Beyond the Cinerama Dome | Rotten | — | 2023-07-24T19:45:17Z | 2023-07-24 19:45:17 | Mack & Rita is a film you’ve seen before. Sure, the plot and the characters are varied slightly, but there’s nothing new or different here. There are six montages in the meager 95-minute runtime, and that alone demonstrates how surface-level the script is |
| 175630 | Matthew Passantino | Big Picture Big Sound | Rotten | 1.5/4 | 2023-07-16T17:43:45Z | 2023-07-16 17:43:45 | "Mack & Rita" is the third directorial outing from actress Katie Aselton, who showed a sharp eye for tension with her 2012 thriller "Black Rock," but can't quite give new life to a body swap comedy. |
| 175631 | John Serba | Decider | Rotten | — | 2022-12-28T19:12:05Z | 2022-12-28 19:12:05 | The movie flirts with absurdist satire, identity crises, irony, ideas about aging and ageism, May-December rom-com tropes, magical realism, fish-out-of-water comedy and a bunch of other stuff, without fully committing to any of it. |
| 175632 | David Nusair | Reel Film Reviews | Rotten | 2/4 | 2022-12-18T15:36:12Z | 2022-12-18 15:36:12 | ...a seemingly foolproof premise that is, by and large, employed to mediocre and disappointing effect by Aselton... |
| 175633 | Christopher James | The Film Experience | Rotten | C+ | 2022-11-28T02:17:56Z | 2022-11-28 02:17:56 | Rita feels less exciting than online Diane Keaton. Yes, the actress has great fun in the role attending influencer events throughout the movie. But none of the set pieces feel outlandish or inspired enough to be more fun than Keaton’s own personal feed. |
| 175634 | Pete Vonder Haar | Houston Press | Rotten | 2/5 | 2022-09-16T18:08:09Z | 2022-09-16 18:08:09 | Keaton is perfectly capable of selling the idea of a discombobulated 30-year old in a septuagenarian's body, which helps when you're dealing with a script that occasionally (okay, often) forces her into embarrassing slapstick. |
| 175635 | Asia Frey | Lagniappe (Mobile, AL) | Rotten | — | 2022-09-06T18:19:16Z | 2022-09-06 18:19:16 | Fortunately, Mack & Rita is playing at a movie theater that serves alcohol. |
| 175636 | Joe Friar | Fort Worth Report | Rotten | 2/4 | 2022-09-05T16:57:01Z | 2022-09-05 16:57:01 | Keaton is the best part of the lackluster comedy that relies on sentimentality instead of laughs |
| 175637 | Robin Holabird | KUNR (Reno, NV) | Rotten | — | 2022-08-26T21:41:23Z | 2022-08-26 21:41:23 | A situation that induces more head-shaking confusion than laughs, the Mack & Rita movie lacks a workable premise. |
| 175638 | Carey-Ann Pawsey | Orca Sound | Rotten | 2.5/5 | 2022-08-25T22:55:32Z | 2022-08-25 22:55:32 | A film like this with an equal mix of quirky humour and drama is tailormade for Keaton. Despite the flaws in the film, she is a joy to watch up on the screen. |
| 175639 | Bruce R. Miller | Sioux City Journal | Rotten | 0/4 | 2022-08-25T01:55:28Z | 2022-08-25 01:55:28 | “Mack and Rita” undervalues one generation (when did 70 become ancient?) and overvalues another. The whole influencer career is oversold and the clothes Keaton wears are nothing more than variations on her own wardrobe. |
| 175640 | Michael Calleri | Niagara Gazette | Fresh | — | 2022-08-22T20:52:35Z | 2022-08-22 20:52:35 | You not only get Diane Keaton in all her quirky glory, but you also get a fabulous wardrobe to dazzle any budding costume designer living in your house. This is a comedy, after all, and the pratfalls come tumbling out from every corner of the screen. |
| 175641 | Carla Renata | The Curvy Film Critic | Fresh | — | 2022-08-19T21:17:41Z | 2022-08-19 21:17:41 | Body swapping flicks may have been produced repeatedly over the decades, but it won't stop audiences from becoming invested in the hope, joy and positivity that comes along with them or what it would be someone else for just a little while. |
| 175642 | Peter Canavese | Groucho Reviews | Rotten | 1/4 | 2022-08-19T00:05:08Z | 2022-08-19 00:05:08 | Painfully unfunny and devoid of insight, the magical realism is rushed and sloppy, and the emotional logic never coheres. |
| 175643 | Tara McNamara | Common Sense Media | Fresh | 3/5 | 2022-08-18T18:50:31Z | 2022-08-18 18:50:31 | As a comedy, it's OK, but as a ground-breaker, Mack & Rita is exceptional. |
| 175644 | Louisa Moore | Screen Zealots | Rotten | — | 2022-08-17T07:42:08Z | 2022-08-17 07:42:08 | The worst film I’ve seen this year. You may be thinking, “it can’t be that awful.” Yes. Yes it can, and yes it is. There is no way everyone involved in this project didn’t know they had a certified turd on their hands. |
| 175645 | Ty Burr | Ty Burr's Watch List (Substack) | Rotten | 1.5/4 | 2022-08-15T21:08:54Z | 2022-08-15 21:08:54 | I regret to report that it’s an embarrassment all around, despite the talent involved... |
| 175646 | M.V. Moorhead | Less Hat, Moorhead | Rotten | — | 2022-08-15T19:38:59Z | 2022-08-15 19:38:59 | This movie is fluffy to the point of insipidity, most of the dialogue is feeble, and the idea is thin at feature length, padded out with montage sequences. |
| 175647 | Ferdosa | Screen Rant | Rotten | 2/5 | 2022-08-15T01:24:46Z | 2022-08-15 01:24:46 | Mack & Rita is an underwhelming comedy with good intentions that doesn't land despite Keaton’s Herculean efforts to make something of the material. |
| 175648 | Valerie Kalfrin | AWFJ.org | Fresh | — | 2022-08-14T21:06:31Z | 2022-08-14 21:06:31 | a diverting and sweet take on self-acceptance that’s content to bask in the company of the individualistic Diane Keaton. |
| 175649 | Jackie K. Cooper | jackiekcooper.com | Rotten | 4/10 | 2022-08-14T00:49:05Z | 2022-08-14 00:49:05 | Diane Keaton goes for a madcap and screwball comedy and misses by a mile. |
| 175650 | Bill Newcott | The Saturday Evening Post | Fresh | 3/5 | 2022-08-13T22:24:07Z | 2022-08-13 22:24:07 | For more than a century, Hollywood has inflicted upon moviegoers countless stories of young women crushing on older men. If nothing else, Mack & Rita deserves credit for not only flipping that narrative, but doing so with effortless charm. |
| 175651 | Carla Hay | Culture Mix | Rotten | — | 2022-08-12T23:23:04Z | 2022-08-12 23:23:04 | Diane Keaton, please do not allow anyone to talk you into doing embarrassing garbage movies like Mack & Rita ever again. |
| 175652 | Kevin Carr | Fat Guys at the Movies | Rotten | 1.5/4 | 2022-08-12T23:05:14Z | 2022-08-12 23:05:14 | While Diane Keaton gives it her all, the derivative plot and forced slapstick make this movie more cringe worthy than worthy. |
| 175653 | Tim Cogshell | FilmWeek (LAist) | Rotten | — | 2022-08-12T22:48:43Z | 2022-08-12 22:48:43 | It doesn't really understand actual old people, and it seems to think that young people don't want to have fun. |
| 175654 | Wade Major | FilmWeek (LAist) | Rotten | — | 2022-08-12T22:47:46Z | 2022-08-12 22:47:46 | I've nicknamed this movie "Annie Hell." |
| 175655 | Mike McGranaghan | Aisle Seat | Rotten | 1/4 | 2022-08-12T22:33:51Z | 2022-08-12 22:33:51 | This is an inane, laughless movie that doesn't seem to have any point. |
| 175656 | Kimberly Pierce | Geek Girl Authority | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2022-08-12T21:23:08Z | 2022-08-12 21:23:08 | Mack & Rita may look a bit like a rehash of Big on the surface. However, there’s a lot more to this sweet little movie.... If you identify as an “old soul,” this gentle comedy is a summertime must-see. |
| 175657 | Adam Graham | Detroit News | Rotten | D | 2022-08-12T20:04:48Z | 2022-08-12 20:04:48 | The outside allure of old age and retirement is not enough to hang the film on, and nothing about its treatment of its characters or its takeaways on social media fame come off as insightful or considered. |
| 175658 | James Verniere | Boston Herald | Rotten | c+ | 2022-08-12T19:33:59Z | 2022-08-12 19:33:59 | The cast is the only saving grace. |
| 175659 | Mark Kennedy | Associated Press | Rotten | 0/4 | 2022-08-12T18:40:14Z | 2022-08-12 18:40:14 | Virtually no one associated with this film should be congratulated in any way, having ruptured any bridges between Hollywood and senior citizens or for the shocking misuse of Diane Keaton’s considerable skills. |
| 175660 | Thelma Adams | AARP Movies for Grownups | Fresh | 3/5 | 2022-08-12T18:09:53Z | 2022-08-12 18:09:53 | While the humor wobbles, the premise can’t be knocked: Whatever your age, find joy in the present. |
| 175661 | Nell Minow | RogerEbert.com | Rotten | 2.5/4 | 2022-08-12T17:57:04Z | 2022-08-12 17:57:04 | Somewhere inside Mack is an old lady, and somewhere inside this movie is a better one that never comes out. |
| 175662 | Keith Garlington | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | Rotten | 78/100 | 2022-08-12T17:10:34Z | 2022-08-12 17:10:34 | It’s knowingly silly and unapologetically lighthearted... But that doesn’t make the unfunny and uninspired stuff go away. When it comes to the comedy and the storytelling, the movie is loaded with misfires. |
| 175663 | Anne Brodie | What She Said | Fresh | — | 2022-08-12T15:15:16Z | 2022-08-12 15:15:16 | It's not deep or probing and it doesn't ask a lot of us but Keaton is always a draw because she is one-of-a-kind, a star, and a treat. |
| 175664 | Leah Greenblatt | Entertainment Weekly | Rotten | C+ | 2022-08-12T14:51:54Z | 2022-08-12 14:51:54 | A body-swap comedy so daffy and weightless it nearly levitates. |
| 175665 | Frank Swietek | One Guy's Opinion | Rotten | C- | 2022-08-12T14:24:06Z | 2022-08-12 14:24:06 | [A] frantically unfunny body-switch comedy [that] rarely rises above the level of a mediocre sitcom. |
| 175666 | Julian Roman | MovieWeb | Rotten | 2/5 | 2022-08-12T13:34:40Z | 2022-08-12 13:34:40 | Mack & Rita takes the concept from the classic Big and fumbles it with a scattered approach. Themes of empowerment and being true to yourself are spoon-fed with a syrupy delivery. There's never a moment of real tension. |
| 175667 | Avi Offer | NYC Movie Guru | Rotten | — | 2022-08-12T04:57:40Z | 2022-08-12 04:57:40 | A cringe-inducing, witless and painfully unfunny comedy. |
| 175668 | Aaron Neuwirth | We Live Entertainment | Rotten | 4/10 | 2022-08-12T01:19:14Z | 2022-08-12 01:19:14 | The concept is fun, as we’ve seen the older characters become their younger selves, and vice versa, but not a 30-year-old pining to be an old lady. There’s some inherent humor in that alone, but nothing especially clever ever comes from it. |
| 175669 | Christopher Lloyd | The Film Yap | Rotten | 2.5/5 | 2022-08-11T22:33:35Z | 2022-08-11 22:33:35 | A charming cast led by Diane Keaton can't quite save this dizzy body switcheroo comedy where a young woman only discovers herself when she's turned into a 70-year-old. |
| 175670 | Katie Walsh | Tribune News Service | Rotten | 2/4 | 2022-08-11T21:29:56Z | 2022-08-11 21:29:56 | A tale that could be described as “Freaky Friday” meets “Old.” It’s a cute concept, but turns out to be a lemon once you start kicking the tires. |
| 175671 | Kristen Page-Kirby | Washington Post | Rotten | 1.5/4 | 2022-08-11T21:11:53Z | 2022-08-11 21:11:53 | “Mack & Rita” feels, paradoxically, both too short and overlong. |
| 175672 | Serena Puang | Boston Globe | Fresh | 2/4 | 2022-08-11T21:02:32Z | 2022-08-11 21:02:32 | The film misses an opportunity to portray the complexity of one’s 30s — and 70s. Still, “Mack & Rita” is a quirky movie that reminds the audience to live life to the fullest, whatever age they are. |
| 175673 | Michael Medved | The Michael Medved Show | Rotten | 2/4 | 2022-08-11T20:41:49Z | 2022-08-11 20:41:49 | Mostly watchable, but only occasionally engaging or entertaining. |
| 175674 | Nathaniel Muir | AIPT | Fresh | — | 2022-08-11T19:04:36Z | 2022-08-11 19:04:36 | Keaton manages to bring energy to a ho-hum script. While there are some humorous moments, most of the jokes seem like more of a critique of those under the age of 35. Despite, these missteps, the film is innocent fun. |
| 175675 | Randy Myers | San Jose Mercury News | Rotten | 1.5/4 | 2022-08-11T18:54:17Z | 2022-08-11 18:54:17 | Falls as flat as week-old champagne. |
| 175676 | Robert Kojder | Flickering Myth | Rotten | 1.5/5 | 2022-08-11T18:27:27Z | 2022-08-11 18:27:27 | Nothing but syrupy and generic life lessons, and never funny |
| 175677 | Lisa Kennedy | New York Times | Fresh | — | 2022-08-11T17:36:03Z | 2022-08-11 17:36:03 | Lessons will be learned, and there is plenty of slapstick. Although no relation to Buster, this Keaton has grown increasingly game for all manner of pratfall. |
| 175678 | Mireia Mullor | Fotogramas | Fresh | 3/5 | 2022-08-11T16:44:14Z | 2022-08-11 16:44:14 | ... The film knows how to lean on its biggest weapon: Diane Keaton... she manages to salvage an uninspired script with many gesticulations and pure charisma. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 175679 | Courtney Howard | AV Club | Fresh | C+ | 2022-08-11T16:40:44Z | 2022-08-11 16:40:44 | Ultimately, Mack & Rita is a passable work at best. |
| 175680 | Steven Warner | In Review Online | Rotten | — | 2022-08-11T16:06:38Z | 2022-08-11 16:06:38 | Mack & Rita has nothing new to say in its overly simplified messaging ... the script ... has no time for such profundities, instead choosing to focus on one tired comedic set piece after another. |
| 175681 | Mark Dujsik | Mark Reviews Movies | Rotten | 1.5/4 | 2022-08-11T15:11:14Z | 2022-08-11 15:11:14 | Keaton puts so much obvious effort and talent into this material, which doesn't deserve her and doesn't much benefit from her ebullient presence, either. |
| 175682 | Nate Adams | The Only Critic | Rotten | C | 2022-08-11T13:54:15Z | 2022-08-11 13:54:15 | Wastes a talented ensemble in favor of a story with several bizarre twists and turns. |
| 175683 | Edward Douglas | The Weekend Warrior (Substack) | Rotten | 2/10 | 2022-08-11T12:41:05Z | 2022-08-11 12:41:05 | So poorly thought out and abysmally-realized, that one seriously has to question the involvement of every single person who made it. Avoid at all costs. |
| 175684 | Jorge Rivera Rubio | QiiBO | Rotten | 2/5 | 2022-08-11T04:20:44Z | 2022-08-11 04:20:44 | It's entirely possible that I didn't like it because I'm not the audience for which it's directed, although can't imagine who really enjoys a comedy that can't decide exactly what it wants to say, but thinks it's smartly saying it. Full review in Spanish. |
| 175685 | Amy Nicholson | Variety | Rotten | C | 2022-08-11T02:09:22Z | 2022-08-11 02:09:22 | A bewildering generational culture-war comedy that sides with every j’accuse that baby boomers hurl at millennials. |
| 175686 | Fran Hoepfner | TheWrap | Fresh | — | 2022-08-11T01:07:52Z | 2022-08-11 01:07:52 | An odd, sweet and, at times, maybe even deranged film, full of charismatic performances and an earnest message about being yourself. |
| 175687 | Joanna Langfield | The Movie Minute | Rotten | — | 2022-08-11T01:00:29Z | 2022-08-11 01:00:29 | God bless Diane Keaton, whose very exuberant appearance in this ohso slight rom-com disproves just about all of the Life Lessons the movie is trying to impart. |
| 175688 | Chase Hutchinson | Collider | Rotten | C- | 2022-08-11T00:15:24Z | 2022-08-11 00:15:24 | By the time it all eventually wraps up with some lackluster lessons conveyed via a painfully sappy final scene, you’ll wish the film had taken the chance to go on a journey with Keaton and Paige instead of whatever this all was. |
| 175689 | Sheri Linden | The Hollywood Reporter | Fresh | — | 2022-08-10T23:22:26Z | 2022-08-10 23:22:26 | At times disarming, at others plain silly, it takes a few daring leaps without quite avoiding middle-of-the-road sitcom territory. |
| 175690 | Daniel de Partearroyo | Cinemanía (Spain) | Rotten | 2/5 | 2022-08-08T18:59:34Z | 2022-08-08 18:59:34 | A basic feature... the premise is diluted in a variation of Book Club. [Full review in Spanish] |
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