The Cemetery Club

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Steve D @RT35616104 01/29/2024 I found it unconvincing and slow. See more 02/03/2023 Funerals are hard but can bring people together in many respects A well-rounded cast of Ellen Burstyn, Olympia Dukakis, Dianne Ladd, and the late Danny Aiello directed by Bill Duke and based on the play by Ivan Menchell 3 women in their middle ages become widows after each of their husbands pass away They gather together each year to honor their beloved spouses and form a cemetery club of sorts Yet they have trouble coming to terms with their years passing by wondering if they'll ever be happy again Esther unexpectedly finds love with a taxi driver who lost his wife, Doris misses her husband but is starting to suffer Alzheimer's, and Lucille remains single to the best of her extent For Esther it might be scary finding happiness at her age while also taking care of her granddaughter When you're young you get hurt you heal fast, the heart is like the bones just more fragile when you're older, friends shouldn't protect themselves from their own life or potential happiness, some of us aren't afraid of dying alone, we can't be afraid to take on newer chances Truth be told the movie focuses more on Esther's perspective and isn't so much about the trio of friends There's a lot of tonal shifts too that'll be off putting Still the honesty of the love story works mainly due to Aiello going through issues we can hardly guess about All these women work very well together and dare to explore uncharted territory with whatever time they have left putting the past behind them See more 11/19/2018 Cemetary Club manages to be entertaining enough, filled with witty dialogue and good performances, to warrant a watch even if it is a bit clunky here and there (and contains some cheesy moments as well) 3/5 stars See more 09/15/2012 Lucille Rubin: Sometimes life's a bummer Doris Silverman: A bummer? Lucille Rubin: It's just a word. Doris Silverman: You don't call losing a husband a bummer. Lucille Rubin: A bummer, Doris, is what you are right now. See more 04/03/2009 It is charming and endearing, but sadly thats about it. See more 02/19/2009 People who make films like this should be shot. Nothing this cringe-inducing should ever be inflicted upon even the most vile of humans- if it's not enough watching 3 pathetic old bitch widows whinging about their long dead husbands, just wait until one of them meets a new man and has forgotten the word for 'condom'. They enter into the most embarrassingly childish and pathetic relationship you will ever witness, whilst the other two widows whine and complain, and then there's a wedding (fucked if I remember whose), and widow number one bursts into tears and ruins the wedding just because she had sex the night before. If this is what women become in their late fifties, I swear I'll shoot my brains out well in time. Disgusting pile of crap that should be very ashamed of itself. Not even Christina Ricci's 8 or so minutes of screentime could salvage this one (although it did make me buy the damn film, so that says a lot for her). JUST NO! See more Read all reviews

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