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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.
 

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Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

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 support after the loss of a loved one. For anyone who thinks that new love and romance ends long... 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]

Genre: Comedies

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

Director: Susan Seidelman

DVD Info

Release:

Jun 2, 2007

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.78

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Subtitles - English - Optional

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - Susan Seidelman - Director

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09/01/07
Sydney Morning Herald
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It's life affirming, amusing and touching, as relationships struggle and blossom, while friendships form a rock-solid boost to newly imposed loneliness

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08/17/07
Urban Cinefile Critics
Urban Cinefile
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Both sweet and real.

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03/01/07
Frank Lovece
Film Journal International
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3/5

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

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11/18/06
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle
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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."

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11/06/06
Angela Baldassarre
Sympatico.ca
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2.5/4

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

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11/03/06
Susan Walker
Toronto Star
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2/5

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
Jam! Movies
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2/4

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.

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11/03/06
Rick Groen
Globe and Mail
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7/10

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.

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10/13/06
Jack Garner
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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C-

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

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10/06/06
Mike Russell
Oregonian
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2.5/4

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

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10/06/06
Loey Lockerby
Kansas City Star
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2/4

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

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10/06/06
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
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3/4

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

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09/28/06
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star
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2.5/4

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.

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08/31/06
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press
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3/4

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

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08/31/06
Jeff Strickler
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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2/4

Unsatisfying comedy-drama, which features a cheesy golden-oldies soundtrack that feels even more packaged than the dialogue.

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08/25/06
John Hartl
Seattle Times
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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.

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08/25/06
Bill White
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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2.5/4

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

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08/25/06
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.

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08/25/06
Robert Denerstein
Denver Rocky Mountain News
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2.5/4

Not a very good movie, but it somehow manages to be enjoyable.

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08/25/06
Michael Booth
Denver Post
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