There is an age beyond which one makes oneselves look kinda pitiful and one becomes sort of a laughing stock when one wants to look young when one is over 70 years old! But that doesnt stop Hollywood!
This is yet another cringefest movie with seniors who want to LOOK young again, but only end up looking laughable (in a bad way, not the comical way).
I adore actress Diane Keaton, she has made so many great movies, and she still does act well, but why oh why doesnt she simple retire gracefully so we as fans dont have to cringe when making the mistake of trying to watch this cheaply made product.
Not any good then? It's not mindnumbingly terrible for sure. It'll perhaps do as wallpaper when one is doing the dishes and this is running in the background.
You wont get offended by it, but you will most likely fall asleep when (trying) to watch it...
Plot summary
When Joan’s husband dies, she is shocked to discover he had invented an elixir which makes the drinker look young again. Sharing it with her two friends, the three women paint the town red but soon discover that they are no longer equipped to be young in the modern world.
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January 02, 2024 at 06:20 AM
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RETIRE. Please.
What a load of absolute rubbish
Thought I would give it a go, wondering what accent Lulu was foing to be today, as she changes from being Glaswegian ( where she came from I know. ) to hoity, toity Londoner! But watching the start I knew it was going to be utter tripe! Switched it off when they started reverting back to middle aged women! Why I gave it that amount of time beats me! Very demeaning for Diane Keaton after liking her in Father of the Bride. But Lulus uber Scottish accent took the biscuit! Patricia Hidge has always had a cut glass accent, theres no pretending with her. She is what she is, but Lulu forgets her roots on a day to day basis! No this film wasnt for me sorry.
Not as bad as some would say, but lacking something.
Three friends enjoy a tipple of whisky after a funeral, what they quickly realise, is that the whisky has special powers, the ability to turn back the years....for a short few hours, the girls must use their limited stash wisely.
I get the criticisms about this film, and I'll start with the gripes, and there are several, it is so syrupy, it's enough to give you diabetes, and of course it ticks every single box under the sun, imagine Disney renaming Death becomes her, but removing the magic.
The efforts to create Las Vegas were a little cringe worthy, even Murder, she wrote fans would raise an eyebrow.
However, it's hard not to enjoy the wonderful cast, Diane Keaton, Lulu and the magical Patricia Hodge, the talents of the trio manage to make it watchable for me.
A real waste of Bill Patterson, Hayley Mills and Joanna David, none of them had enough to do.
It could have been so much better, as it stands it not bad, it's sweet, it's well meaning, if only it had focused more on the actual story telling.
I'll give it a very generous 6/10.