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The Boynton Beach Club (2006)

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Reviews Counted:52

Fresh:31

Rotten:21

Average Rating:5.9/10

Consensus: While the movie has been praised for showcasing a cinematically underused and disrespected age group, it also has the small-screen feel of a silly sitcom.

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Aug 4, 2006 Limited

Box Office: $3,007,009

Synopsis: Lois, Harry, Marilyn ,Sandy and Jack live in an "Active Adult" community in Boynton Beach, Florida. Their lives intersect when they meet at a local Bereavement Club where they go to find emotional... Lois, Harry, Marilyn ,Sandy and Jack live in an "Active Adult" community in Boynton Beach, Florida. Their lives intersect when they meet at a local Bereavement Club where they go to find emotional support after the loss of a loved one. For anyone who thinks that new love and romance ends long before retirement, they're in for a reality check. No one sees themselves as becoming old, and the residents of Boynton Beach aren't about to start. But sometimes we all need a little reminder that life is worth living and sharing. [More]

Starring: Joseph Bologna, Dyan Cannon, Len Cariou, Sally Kellerman

Starring: Joseph Bologna, Dyan Cannon, Len Cariou, Sally Kellerman, Michael Nouri, Brenda Vaccaro, Renee Taylor

Director: Susan Seidelman

Director: Susan Seidelman
Studio: Samuel Goldwyn Films

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Full Review Source: Sydney Morning Herald | comment Comment
09/01/07
Sydney Morning Herald

It's life affirming, amusing and touching, as relationships struggle and blossom, while friendships form a rock-solid boost to newly imposed loneliness

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
08/17/07
Urban Cinefile Critics
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Urban Cinefile

Both sweet and real.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
03/01/07
Frank Lovece
Frank Lovece
Film Journal International

hanks to Susan Seidelman for reminding us that romantic comedy is suitable for any population or age group...

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
11/18/06
Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

There are few scenes in films that I regret seeing, two of which are unfortunately in Susan Seidelman's maudlin "The Boynton Beach Bereavement Club."

Full Review Source: Sympatico.ca | comment Comment
11/06/06
Angela Baldassarre
Angela Baldassarre
Sympatico.ca

Seidelman maintains the narrow path between ridicule and dignity in a movie that dishes out humour even-handedly, but spares the characters total humiliation.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
11/03/06
Susan Walker
Susan Walker
Toronto Star
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Despite its best intentions, this seems like a hack job, a routine directing assignment shoved through its paces under the restrictions of a low budget.

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11/03/06
Bruce Kirkland
Bruce Kirkland
Jam! Movies

Replaces one set of clichés with another, and does what all lame comedies do to young and old alike: It robs them of their humanity and makes them cute.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
11/03/06
Rick Groen
Rick Groen
Globe and Mail
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Ultimately, the film comes off as a sexed-up cable episode of The Golden Girls, but it still offers amusing scenarios and likeable older characters of a sort too seldom seen on modern movie screens.

Full Review Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle | comment Comment
10/13/06
Jack Garner
Jack Garner
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Good intentions and strong thespians aside, Seidelman's writing and filmmaking are bland, obvious and uninvolving.

Full Review Source: Oregonian | comment Comment
10/06/06
Mike Russell
Mike Russell
Oregonian

The characters are treated with respect, and their zest for life is inspiring (and not just for those who share their age bracket).

Full Review Source: Kansas City Star | comment Comment
10/06/06
Loey Lockerby
Loey Lockerby
Kansas City Star

Its obsession with elderly sex makes it come off like a dirtier, extended-play version of the long-running television series The Golden Girls.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
10/06/06
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

"Boynton Beach Club" can warm a heart of any age.

Full Review Source: Arizona Daily Star | comment Comment
09/28/06
Phil Villarreal
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star

The achievement of Boynton Beach Club is to remind moviegoers that there are huge portions of the population who never appear on-screen and that they have interesting lives, too.

Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
08/31/06
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

There's no character in the group who doesn't ooze good-natured charm.

Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
08/31/06
Jeff Strickler
Jeff Strickler
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Unsatisfying comedy-drama, which features a cheesy golden-oldies soundtrack that feels even more packaged than the dialogue.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
08/25/06
John Hartl
John Hartl
Seattle Times

The movie is funny without disrespecting its characters. But there is a sadness at its heart, because, although the possibilities for romantic happiness diminish after the age of 65, the dynamics of sexual attraction and coupling never change.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
08/25/06
Bill White
Bill White
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

More a series of anecdotes than an insightful dramedy and relies too much on absurd coincidences and needless sitcom-style lying.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
08/25/06
Bruce Westbrook
Bruce Westbrook
Houston Chronicle
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Seidelman's movie doesn't dig deep, and the comedy too quickly veers into routine relationship territory -- albeit with wrinkles.

Full Review Source: Denver Rocky Mountain News | comment Comment
08/25/06
Robert Denerstein
Robert Denerstein
Denver Rocky Mountain News
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