Book Club: The Next Chapter
Focus Features | Release Date: May 12, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
46
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Mixed or average reviews based on 28 Critic Reviews
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7
Mixed:
17
Negative:
4
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39
Paste MagazineJesse HassengerMay 10, 2023
In its broadest outlines, Book Club: The Next Chapter is a harmless, mildly farcical travelogue for fans of the central actresses, as well as those casually interested in briefly recognizing Andy Garcia, Don Johnson and Craig T. Nelson. Read full review
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Movie NationRoger MooreMay 8, 2023
Our core quartet are a well-preserved and still charming lot, with each giving a glimpse of their comic specialties. But like that spring fling, “80 for Brady,” the material here just isn’t up to the legends being paid to perform it. Read full review
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New York PostJohnny OleksinskiMay 15, 2023
It’s a “Dumb and Glummer” of a sequel that confuses the worst punchlines ever for Prosecco fizz, when the groaner jokes go down like lukewarm vodka. Read full review
20
The Observer (UK)Wendy IdeMay 15, 2023
If anything, the writing in this chocolate-box travelogue of a sequel is even lazier than that of the first film, with much cackling innuendo and sparkly narcissism, a couple of clumsily engineered long-distance domestic crises and interminable heartfelt speeches that made me cringe so hard I nearly dislocated my spine. Read full review
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