Not so cool is Carol’s use of domestic spyware to monitor the eating habits of hubby Bruce (Craig T. Long-married chef Carol (Steenburgen), having shuttered her Los Angeles eatery during the COVID lockdown, has taken up the accordion - a real-life talent of Steenburgen’s, and pretty darn cool. Sharon, the divorced federal judge played by Bergen, has retired and is still playing the field with gusto. With their understated supporting turns, Johnson and Garcia provide a welcome antidote to all the over-enunciated exuberance. The high-powered, commitment-averse hotelier has been enjoying a New York penthouse lifestyle with him, while Keaton’s widowed Diane is living the New Mexico dream with pilot Mitchell (Andy Garcia).
As the world reopens, they agree, after some give-and-take, to revive a long-shelved plan for a vacation in Italy, one that turns into a bachelorette getaway for Fonda’s Vivian, who surprises no one more than herself when she becomes engaged to Arthur (Don Johnson), the long-ago boyfriend she rediscovered in the previous installment. Kicking things off with Tom Petty’s infectious and pointed “American Girl,” Holderman sets a buoyant mood that’s quickly deflated by six pre-title minutes of the clique’s pandemic Zooming. Screenwriters: Bill Holderman, Erin Simms Nelson, Giancarlo Giannini, Andy Garcia, Don Johnson, Hugh Quarshie, Vincent Riotta As to this fearsome foursome’s fabulosity, it needs no underlining, but Next Chapter is very busy with a highlighter, less we forget.Ĭast: Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Mary Steenburgen, Craig T. In the 2018 hit, Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen and Mary Steenburgen transcended the often tepid humor with their rat-a-tat delivery here, returning director Bill Holderman, again working from a screenplay he wrote with Erin Simms, struggles to find a rhythm, and flat jokes too often hang in the air. Totally Fabulous.” That qualifying “slightly” signals the softer cadence of this reunion. The tagline on the key art encapsulates the sequel’s problems: “Slightly Scandalous. If you can see past the clunky plot contrivances, strained hijinks and one-liners that don’t land, and focus on the Italy-set comedy’s Mediterranean glow and the dazzling quartet of go-getters at its center, the movie might fit the bill as a celebratory pairing with Mother’s Day brunch. As a vehicle for their talents, it’s less of a sure thing. Signed, sealed and delivered, Book Club: The Next Chapter is an unabashed love letter to four great movie stars.
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