Book Club

You smile as you see these women laugh out loud, try on gravity-defying undergarments, and try on their dates for size: this is a demographic which needs to be seen so much more because they are so much more at ease with who they are

The only minor grouse with this romantic comedy is the fact that it doesn't bring in the gravitas and depth that you'd want to see with such a fantastic line-up of acting legends. The film stays flaky and frivolous. Thankfully, it's very entertaining and the sight of an 80-year-old Jane Fonda, looking like a million bucks throughout, is just a testament to the fact that somethings never get old. Ditto for romantic comedies.

If you're looking for cerebral, intellectually stimulating fodder; look elsewhere.

Four veterans together for the first time — Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, Mary Steenburgen and Candice Bergen — should have been a delight. A lazy, tacky story spoils the plot.

Despite a tried-and-tested premise, Bill Holderman's directorial debut falls flat. There's a nagging déjà vu telling us that we've seen better tales of female camaraderie before, because we most definitely have.