When you think Meryl Streep, Candice Bergen and Dianne Wiest, you say ok great they paved the way and mastered their craft. This should be a decent movie right? So wrong! Unscripted? No, not even for these pros who weren't provided a full plot line that makes sense. I could not empathize with the characters either. I found the movie to be slow and quite dull on all fronts. Not funny at all and you feel from the trailer it's going the comedy route. You know very little about each character's history so already you cannot relate to how they got to where they are in life except for Meryl Streep's character. The ladies are supposed to have a questionable friendship not seeing each other for 30 years. A cruise ship is where they reconnect. The nephew character was beyond awful. His presence in this film was not needed. He overacted many times and underacted at crucial points where you actually say to yourself.... what was that? Every character seemed to come off selfish. No resolutions to issues that arose and no one seemed to care. Dianne Wiest always played quirky well so I gave an extra star for her. I'm happy this was free with my HBO subscription as it's on HBO Max.
For those who are giving a 7 or 8 rating and I read the reviews, it seemed simplicity and subtle expressions of the actors you favored as well as this film IS the opposite of a typical Hollywood movie propelled your positive rating. No fireworks-action or violence.
For those who gave a 9 or 10 rating....I'm at a loss. I guess everyone likes what they like in whatever genres they choose to watch and rate each differently. But a 10? Shawshank is a 10. Goodfellas is a 10. Gone with The Wind, Casablanca, Jaws ,Godfather 1 and 2, Blazing Saddles, Usual Suspects are just a handful along with classic comedies from the 30's and 40's which were only character based. I can add to my list but you get my point I suppose.
Overall, great actors that were underutilized, no laughs, very slow pacing, no cohesive plot. A confusing improvised mess. I do not recommend.
For those who are giving a 7 or 8 rating and I read the reviews, it seemed simplicity and subtle expressions of the actors you favored as well as this film IS the opposite of a typical Hollywood movie propelled your positive rating. No fireworks-action or violence.
For those who gave a 9 or 10 rating....I'm at a loss. I guess everyone likes what they like in whatever genres they choose to watch and rate each differently. But a 10? Shawshank is a 10. Goodfellas is a 10. Gone with The Wind, Casablanca, Jaws ,Godfather 1 and 2, Blazing Saddles, Usual Suspects are just a handful along with classic comedies from the 30's and 40's which were only character based. I can add to my list but you get my point I suppose.
Overall, great actors that were underutilized, no laughs, very slow pacing, no cohesive plot. A confusing improvised mess. I do not recommend.