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37 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70Vanity FairRichard LawsonVanity FairRichard LawsonBergen is consistently the best part of Book Club: natural, dryly funny, and, in a non-pitying way, quietly heartbreaking.
- 70Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshLos Angeles TimesKatie WalshThis movie is either in your wheelhouse or it's not, but for those looking forward to Book Club, it delivers. For what it is — a breezy bit of Nancy Meyers-like fantasy, featuring four beloved actresses talking about sex, baby — it's exceedingly enjoyable.
- 63The Associated PressJocelyn NoveckThe Associated PressJocelyn NoveckBook Club has a script that’s often so heavy on the corn — make that corn syrup — that it strains credulity and leaves you groaning. But then, darn it, suddenly it makes you tearful, with an unexpectedly genuine moment, or laugh out loud. It’s a credit to the cast, and the cast only.
- 60The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottThese women — Ms. Fonda, Ms. Keaton, Ms. Steenburgen and Ms. Bergen, that is — have nothing to prove. Each one brings enough credibility and charisma to Book Club to render its weaknesses largely irrelevant.
- 58IndieWireKate ErblandIndieWireKate ErblandIt’s light entertainment meant to be shared, a big glass of summer fun that goes down easy.
- 58The Film StageJared MobarakThe Film StageJared MobarakBook Club...excels not in its boldness to be risqué, but its boldness to portray vulnerability. It’s about love’s risk versus reward and the acknowledgement that present happiness is worth the future’s potential pain.
- 50The A.V. ClubKatie RifeThe A.V. ClubKatie RifeThe script is so lazy and outdated in its humor, it condescends to the same audience it purports to empower.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThe Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThe movie is a testament to the star power of Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen and Mary Steenburgen, who, as the longtime friends at the center of a run-of-the-mill comedy, are the only reasons to see it.
- 50Slant MagazineKeith WatsonSlant MagazineKeith WatsonIt’s been said that casting is 90% of directing, and it seems to be 90% of the writing in Bill Holderman's film.
- 30VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyReally, it’s sad that the best Hollywood can come up with for so much seasoned talent is this stale shake-and-bake combining upscale-lifestyle porn with some tepid smirky humor.