An average movie

To be honest, I didn’t have some really high expectations regarding this movie but, since there was a solid cast involved, I thought I might as well check it out anyway. Well, my wife apparently really enjoyed it and I have to admit that it was completely harmless and even fairly entertaining. However, I’m afraid it was still too generic and predictable for my taste though. The funny thing is I’m myself member of a filmclub which is one my favorite thing in the world but, to be honest, you might wonder why they called this movie ‘Book Club’ since the books never really mattered. In fact, it seemed that they only read some books which have been recently adapted in feature films so, this way, even if the audience don’t ever read any books, they still have the chance to follow what they are actually talking about. Eventually, they basically spend their time drinking a rather unhealthy amount of white wine and talk about anything except the book they have read which was fine but, to be honest, it was never really transcending though. At least, there is no denying that Jane Fonda is still so gorgeous, even after reaching 80 years of age. Of course, my wife would argue that she probably had some work done all over her body but, if the end-result turned out to be so successful, weIl, I would say it was definitely worth it. And the rest of the cast was just charming as well, even Andy Garcia and Don Johnson but it’s just that the damned thing was so damned fluffy, at least, for me. Anyway, to conclude, it’s possible that my rating was too harsh but, to be honest, I’d really rather have these talented actresses spending their time with some slightly more substantial material. 

5/10