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.
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    tt 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.
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    Rex ReedObserver
    It’s the kind of film that exists for the sole purpose of entertainment, which it provides consistently.
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    Sara 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.
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    Stephen 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?
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    Larushka 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.
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    Marah EakinChicago Reader
    This one’s more of a mindless beach read than a Pulitzer Prize–winning page-turner.
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    Dennis SchwartzDennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
    Feel-good exercise in mush.
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    Rick 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.
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    Michael 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.
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    Matt 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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