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By Mara Reinstein (308) for Us Weekly (308) on 17 May 2018

Somewhere, the great Nancy Meyers is banging the pots in her spacious kitchen out of frustration…

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By Danielle Solzman (397) for Solzy at the Movies (339) on 17 May 2018

Book Club isn't just a romantic comedy but a film that manages to team up four of the greatest female actors of their time in the same movie…

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By Adam Graham (720) for Detroit News (2,682) on 17 May 2018

It's a comedy with heart and a message of friendship that goes beyond its simple, somewhat contrived premise…

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By Rich Cline (3,056) for Shadows on the Wall (2,096) on 17 May 2018

Cheerful and very lazy... this is the kind of romantic comedy that never stretches either the audience or the actors…

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By Leah Greenblatt (734) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 17 May 2018

In an industry that defines “mature audiences” as anyone old enough to vote, a movie centered entirely on women over 65 — a sex comedy,…

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By Scott Marks (172) for San Diego Reader (713) on 17 May 2018

[Director] Holdermann must have been eager to make a comedy in the worst way. Unfortunately, that's exactly how it turned out…

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By Annlee Ellingson (847) for L.A. Biz (397) on 17 May 2018

This is fluffy stuff, but these actresses are just so witty and charming that it's a delight to watch them enjoy themselves and each other on-screen…

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By April Wolfe (199) for Village Voice (8,525) on 17 May 2018

Even though it follows the map of every romcom before it, Holderman’s film still offers the too-rare chance to marvel at just how good these…

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By Tori Preston (12) for Pajiba (523) on 17 May 2018

Part of what makes Book Club so disappointing is that it actually does a number of things surprisingly well…

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By Todd Jorgenson (1,852) for Cinemalogue (704) on 17 May 2018

Four legendary leading ladies can only do so much to elevate a flat and predictable comedy with a generic message about sassy seniors making…

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By Avi Offer (997) for NYC Movie Guru (997) on 17 May 2018

A feel-great romantic comedy that will warm your heart…

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By Lindsay Zoladz (8) for The Ringer (285) on 17 May 2018

Even when it flirts with self-parody, though, Book Club is far and away the most enjoyable Diane Keaton movie in years…

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By Max Weiss (198) for Baltimore Magazine (197) on 17 May 2018

Book Club completely delivers on the promise of its trailer. Which is to say, if it looks appealing to you, you will probably love it…

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By Rex Reed (1,506) for New York Observer (1,400) on 17 May 2018

It’s such a pleasure to see four mature women, more beautiful, glamorous, desirable and pulled together than most of the ladies today who…

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By Jeffrey Bloomer (47) for Slate (2,081) on 17 May 2018

Book Club may in the end be little more than an excuse for a senior sex comedy, and a somewhat sleepy one at that, but at least it understands…

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By Kate Taylor (347) for Globe and Mail (2,419) on 17 May 2018

The whole thing feels like a late-night, dorm-room gab fest, except that the four women in question are well over 60, which is the gag…

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By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 17 May 2018

Although there are times when the dialogue is downright insipid, it contains enough wit to provoke frequent chuckles (and maybe even a few…

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By Todd Vanderwerff (134) for Vox (725) on 17 May 2018

When the central four women are played by Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen — and the rest of the cast is stuffed…

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By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 17 May 2018

What a waste of some perfectly wonderful legends…

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By Rain Jokinen (125) for MullingMovies.com (31) on 17 May 2018

[It's] the moments that feature just them, screen legends, together and talking, away from any men, that elevates the film above your basic…

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