This “Dumb and Glummer” sequel confuses the worst punchlines ever for Prosecco fizz, when the groaner jokes go down like lukewarm vodka.
The plot of “Book Club: The Next Chapter” is set in motion by a line I hope to never hear in a fluffy comedy again: “The travel ban has lifted! And I think we should all go to Italy!”Sharon then piles on another upbeat reason for a European vacation with her three best buds of 40 years: “I’m retired and my cat is dead!”Womp, womp.
At the start, during a montage of lockdown Zoom call book club meetings, one of the women says of Sally Rooney’s novel, “Should we talk about ‘Normal People’?”She isn’t funny, but she is right. The quartet of wacky women in their seventies decide to head to Italy when free-spirited Vivian reveals she getting married to her beau Arthur .
Every dull development is underscored by the most forgettable electronic keyboard preset music imaginable.80 For Brady But “Brady,” at least, had a point and a solid aim — to get to the Super Bowl. “Book Club,” co-written and directed by Bill Holderman, is flighty and meandering and lacks the confidence to settle on a tone. Like with all these schlocky retiree comedies, it’s a downer to see such talented actresses so carelessly wasted.©Focus Features/Courtesy Everett Collection
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