Quartet (2012)

	Quartet (2012)  98 min   -   Comedy | Drama Metascore: 57/100 (6 reviews) At a home for retired opera singers, the annual concert to celebrate Verdi's birthday is disrupted by the arrival of Jean, an eternal diva and the former wife of one of the residents. Director:  Dustin Hoffman Stars:  Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Billy Connolly, Tom Courtenay

THE BUZZ: As the new season of "Downton Abbey" nears its US premiere, no doubt older audiences will indulge in Dustin Hoffman's directorial debut, which places Maggie Smith front and center as the grande dame who shakes up the populace of a home for quippy octogenarians. Reviews have been polite, as you might expect, but little more.