Review of Queen Bees (2021) by Tvjerry — 16 Jun 2021

Hollywood occasionally aims for the Boomer+ audience with limited success (POMS comes to mind: my review). Ellen Burstyn plays a woman who reluctantly moves in a retirement community, where she meets an impressive cast of seniors, including Jane Curtain, Ann-Margret, Loretta Devine, Christopher Lloyd and James Caan.

The food in these facilities is notoriously bland and this script follows suit. The plot is so completely predictable that it hurts (including with the expected ailments). The characters relationships are telegraphed long before they develop and none of the dialogue is remotely interesting.

Devine gets the only mildly fun moments, while the rest of the cast plays it earnest. Perhaps an audience over 80 might relate, but anyone younger is liable to groan at this facile pandering approach to aging.