An average movie

I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but, since there was a decent cast involved and since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. Basically, it turned out to be one of these typical geriatric comedies involving a group of older women but, to be honest, the damned thing turned out to be pretty lame, I’m afraid. In fact, it was even the worst movie I have seen released in 2024 so far, no less than that. Sure, it might sound harsh but I have seen too many movies in this genre and I guess I’m getting slightly fed up by now. Concerning Jocelyn Moorhouse, the track-record of the Australian director was not bad (see also ‘The Dressmaker’ and ‘How to Make an American Quilt’) but this was easily her weakest directorial effort so far. The fact that the damned thing was pretty much a shameless commercial for Key West probably didn’t help. Concerning the cast involved (Susan Sarandon, Bette Midler, Megan Mullally, Sheryl Lee Ralph), it was obviously the main attraction here and I guess they were not bad, even though Megan Mullally looked way much younger than her co-stars (in fact, Sheryl Lee Ralph was also 10 years younger than Sarandon and Midler but it was less obvious than Mullally). However, they were all stuck playing such boring and poorly developed characters. The whole conflict between Lou and Marilyn was so tedious as well. The fact that Bruce Greenwood turned out to be Bradley after all was also so predictable and lazy but, at least, it was refreshing that Lou didn’t end up with him. Anyway, to conclude, even if I have to admit that the damned thing was rather harmless, I’m afraid it was still a waste of time and I think you should probably avoid it. 

5/10