I took my mom to see this on a trip in Vegas because there were no other interesting movies playing at the time. My mom is not the biggest Jane Fonda fan but I thought the humor would be enough for her to find her tolerable.
The movie did have its share of laughs and I laughed more than once to be sure but I was surprised that the movie takes some more serious turns and becomes overly sentimental.
Granted that's not to say it's bad at all but I was expecting more silly humor with a few serious moments a la Grumpy Old Men kinda stuff with older actresses but that is not what the movie is like at all.
Rather it's a showcase for four good actresses who are likely soon to retire or for all we know may not be around to do much more- let's hope however this will not be the last movie for any of them.
Fonda and Rita Moreno for me were the standouts.
Say whatever you want about Jane Fonda's politics and her poor choices in the past but she is a talented actress nonetheless and is an enjoyable presence on the screen disregarding her personal life.
Moreno is almost 92 years old and looks incredible and has so much energy and warmth and gives the movie a big boost.
Lily Tomlin and Sally Field round out the cast. Tomlin does ok in her role for the most part but gives the movie its unexpected seriousness and sappiness. Still she manages to be enjoyable and effective as well.
Field does fine but I feel she is miscast only because she is at least a decade or more younger than her costars. I wonder if Ellen Burstyn or Dyan Cannon might have been a better choice for her role.
Her performance is fine as always but she doesn't gel entirely with her costars.
I imagine this movie will do reasonably well with Tom Brady's announcement of retirement.
If you are a Patriot's fan or if you want to see four good actresses who have been on our silver screen for 50-60+ years you will find something here to enjoy.
With other more promising movies coming up even in this month of February, I would say go see this if nothing else currently out looks appealing.
It's an enjoyable movie which I would recommend but I wouldn't say race to the theater to see it unless you are a die hard fan of the Patriots or actresses and never miss any of their movies.
If you aren't in that crowd catch it on streaming when it comes out then. It's definitely an enjoyable watch. Not a groundbreaking movie but a fun one.
The movie did have its share of laughs and I laughed more than once to be sure but I was surprised that the movie takes some more serious turns and becomes overly sentimental.
Granted that's not to say it's bad at all but I was expecting more silly humor with a few serious moments a la Grumpy Old Men kinda stuff with older actresses but that is not what the movie is like at all.
Rather it's a showcase for four good actresses who are likely soon to retire or for all we know may not be around to do much more- let's hope however this will not be the last movie for any of them.
Fonda and Rita Moreno for me were the standouts.
Say whatever you want about Jane Fonda's politics and her poor choices in the past but she is a talented actress nonetheless and is an enjoyable presence on the screen disregarding her personal life.
Moreno is almost 92 years old and looks incredible and has so much energy and warmth and gives the movie a big boost.
Lily Tomlin and Sally Field round out the cast. Tomlin does ok in her role for the most part but gives the movie its unexpected seriousness and sappiness. Still she manages to be enjoyable and effective as well.
Field does fine but I feel she is miscast only because she is at least a decade or more younger than her costars. I wonder if Ellen Burstyn or Dyan Cannon might have been a better choice for her role.
Her performance is fine as always but she doesn't gel entirely with her costars.
I imagine this movie will do reasonably well with Tom Brady's announcement of retirement.
If you are a Patriot's fan or if you want to see four good actresses who have been on our silver screen for 50-60+ years you will find something here to enjoy.
With other more promising movies coming up even in this month of February, I would say go see this if nothing else currently out looks appealing.
It's an enjoyable movie which I would recommend but I wouldn't say race to the theater to see it unless you are a die hard fan of the Patriots or actresses and never miss any of their movies.
If you aren't in that crowd catch it on streaming when it comes out then. It's definitely an enjoyable watch. Not a groundbreaking movie but a fun one.