Friday, December 14, 2018

The Book Club 2018


     Long time friends Diane, Vivian, Sharon and Carol have been reading selected books and then talking about it later.  This time they are reading the bestseller Fifty Shades of Grey written by E L James.
     Everything about this film is lukewarm!!  The acting is OK and all the actors are professionals.  It must be the writing?  There isn’t one thing that is new or anything that causes any excitement or stirring of the emotions!!  The choice of hair color for Diane Keaton is terrible and that’s all I can say about it.  The other women look good in the colors chosen for them and Jane Fonda looks nice as a redhead.  2 ½* (This film is so-so) 

104 min, Comedy directed by Bill Holderman with Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Mary Steenburgen, Andy Garcia, Craig T. Nelson, Don Johnson, Ed Begley Jr., Richard Dreyfuss, Allicia Silverstone, Katie Aselton, Mircea Monroe, Tommy Dewey, John Shartzer.

Note:  Imdb 6.1 out of 10, Roger Ebert 3*, Common Sense Media, age 14+, Positive messages 4*, Positive Role Models 3*, Violence 0*, Sex 4*, Language 3*, Consumerism 4*, Drinking, Drugs & smoking 4*, Metacritic 53 out of 100 with 37 critics 5 out of 10 with 49 reviews, Amazon Video  3.7out of 5* with 784 reviews.
Special Note:  Filmed in Santa Clarita and Arcadia, California.  The women are supposed to be in their 60’s but Keaton will be 73 in January, Fonda will be 81 this December, Bergen will be 73 in May and Steenburgen will be 66 in February.  The author James and her husband are in a scene walking their dog when Mary Steenburgen and Craig T. Nelson are arguing in their front yard.  Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda and Candice Bergen have all dated Warren Beatty.

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