Book Club: The Next Chapter
critic Reviews
, 47% Rotten Tomatometer Score- Book Club: The Next Chapter's leading quartet remains eminently watchable, but they're underserved by its corny jokes and somewhat patronizing tone.
- , Fresh Tomatometer Scorett stern-enziWXIX-TV (Cincinnati, OH)
The story is kind of shaggy... it's not well-plotted, there's not enough meat on the story to hold it all together and make it memorable.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreRex ReedObserver
It’s the kind of film that exists for the sole purpose of entertainment, which it provides consistently.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreSara Michelle FettersMovieFreak.com
Much like the first film, Book Club: The Next Chapter is another easygoing lark that does zero that’s unexpected yet still generates just enough genuine laughter to make its sitcom-level simplicity bearable.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreStephen RomeiThe Australian
What do you get when you put three Academy Award winners in a movie that has almost no plot and just a skerrick of a script?
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreLarushka Ivan-ZadehMetro Newspaper (UK)
What should be an empowering big screen moment for a female ensemble cast whose average age is 77 is sadly let down by the lazy, by-the-book script.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreMarah EakinChicago Reader
This one’s more of a mindless beach read than a Pulitzer Prize–winning page-turner.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreDennis SchwartzDennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Feel-good exercise in mush.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreRick BentleyKGET-TV (Bakersfield, CA)
Because the story is so weak and the production so uninspired, this attempt at a whimsical wedding adventure has only the four stars to keep it from being a total waste.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreMichael CalleriNiagara Gazette
The film can be enjoyed as an utterly delightful travelogue. The story is as thin as a shaved white truffle. The message is to take advantage of a joyous opportunity when it presents itself. Romantic Italy lends an aura of enchantment to the proceedings.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreMatt BrunsonFilm Frenzy
Perhaps the best thing that can be said about Book Club: The Next Chapter is that there’s nary a Tom Brady in sight.
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