Written by Brett Haley and Marc Basch
Starring Blythe Danner, Martin Starr, June Squibb, Rhea Pearlman, Mary Kay Place and Sam Elliott
U.S., 2015
A retired and widowed singer finds two unexpected new relationships when she bonds with her much younger pool boy and tentatively dates a smooth and laid-back contemporary who has just moved in to her friends’ retirement center.
This was probably one of my favorite films of Romancefest 2018. It’s just a nice, good natured, cute romantic comedy/drama where nothing too bad or too good happens (if you don’t count death, which, when you’re dealing with a cast of a certain age, is kind of a given subplot). The leads are all great, plus there’s a great cast of supporting players that could have had a movie all their own that would be just as worth watching as this. I’m waiting for the sequel where they all go on a cruise. The ending’s bittersweet and tear-jerking, but in a heartwarming and hopeful way, which just leaves you feeling good.
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