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Phentex

(16,334 posts)
Sun May 26, 2019, 05:58 PM May 2019

A thread in which I trash the movie Book Club...

I'm glad I did not see this at the box office. I think it purposely used wonderful actresses to lure us in on the premise there might be a good, funny story...but no.

I love Candace Bergen, Jane Fonda, Mary Steenburgen and Diane Keaton and would watch them in anything but come on! Even they should be embarrassed they accepted such a film. I have been in a book club for 20 years myself so I thought there might be something I'd find enjoyable. They don't even talk about books! Except for 50 Shades of Grey and I could go with that IF there had been a point to any of it.

They should have called this movie Older Women Trying to Date in 2018. Candace was the best in that role.

*sigh*

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A thread in which I trash the movie Book Club... (Original Post) Phentex May 2019 OP
I also liked Candace best n/t TexasBushwhacker May 2019 #1
Ha! I forgot I watched this. Yes I am a fan of all the actors and thought this film was a waste of seaglass May 2019 #2
I agree with you on both movies. llmart Jun 2019 #3

seaglass

(8,171 posts)
2. Ha! I forgot I watched this. Yes I am a fan of all the actors and thought this film was a waste of
Tue May 28, 2019, 06:41 AM
May 2019

time.

Same with Wine Country tbh.

llmart

(15,535 posts)
3. I agree with you on both movies.
Sun Jun 23, 2019, 10:06 AM
Jun 2019

I hate to see really good, older actresses reduce themselves to working on these types of movies.

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