ShangLuda Admirable film.

Humbersi The first must-see film of the year.

Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.

Quiet Muffin This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

cameroncox53 To be honest, i don't understand why this movie even exists. I went to see this movie with my friend only about a week after it came out, there were two other people in the theater, and they did the smart thing by leaving not even halfway through the film. I don't know how to even begin on how bad this movie is. The plot, if you even want to call it that, consists of Grandpa trying to get his groove on. I can understand how this might appeal to some viewers,as long as those viewers are senior citizens. But nobody under 65 wants to see old people trying to "do it" Granted their were a few funny moments in this film, but the lack of plot, old exposed bodies, and just lack of overall togetherness completely outweighed the two scenes of comedic relief. The one thing that did not completely bomb about this film was the acting, all in all the acting was not horrible considering that the majority of the actors were more "seasoned" On a more gentle note I can understand what the director was trying to do, trying to show how becoming old is difficult, loss of loved ones, companionship for older citizens etc, but why it was even put into a movie is beyond me, like I said before nobody under 65 would want to waste time watching this garbage.

TxMike I just assumed that Boynton Beach was a fictional location but it isn't. Located on the Atlantic coast of Florida, just above Ft Lauderdale, the movie was actually filmed there.As depicted in the movie, Boynton Beach is full of retired couples, plus a healthy number of widows and widowers, in their 60s and beyond. The focus of the story is the "bereavement club" where men and women who just lost their spouse, often after 40+ years of marriage, seek support and friendship from each other.Naturally, in healthy men and women, even in their 60s and 70s, a romantic drive remains healthy too, and much of the story focuses on dating issues under those conditions. I am in my 60s, and happily married, so I could easily identify with many of the characters and situations. A very nice movie, insightful and entertaining.Joseph Bologna is Harry, around 70. Dyan Cannon, skinny to almost anorexic, is Lois, almost 70. Len Cariou as Jack, in his mid 60s. Sally Kellerman is Sandy, almost 70. Michael Nouri is Lois' attraction, Donald, in his early 60s. Brenda Vaccaro is Marilyn, in her mid 60s.

e-ratcliffe This movie is a love story and a comedy, but it is much, much more than that. It had a wonderful mix of personalities. It is about the reality of losing someone and coming through it a better person with a lot more of life to live.Not just for Over-60s, but it may help to be to really appreciate this film. I felt like I knew all these people...in fact, I felt like I was one of them.There was a very good write-up in AARP Magazine about the making of Boynton Beach...very interesting. Go see it...You'll laugh and cry at the same time.

jotix100 We must confess, right at the start, we went to see this movie reluctantly. Judging by the trailers we saw prior to going to watch it, we didn't have much expectation, but we can categorically say we had a marvelous time watching, and laughing out loud, at this wonderful Susan Seidelman's picture that really deserves to be seen by a wider audience.We are taken to that senior's paradise that is Florida. Unfortunately, the most careful planning doesn't include death, something that is a sad reality a few of the principals in the movie have to deal with. Most of the people that transfer to that state after their retirement buy all these fabulous places after being in the Northern parts of the country, running away from the cold and the harsh winters.Marilyn, a happily married woman, experiences the horror of her husband being killed by a careless selfish neighbor, who obviously has no remorse, other than tell her problems to her shrink. Marilyn has to start to learn how to live alone, something she has not counted on. We see her walking to the Bereavement Center by herself, since she has no license to drive, while perhaps a lot of her neighbors, in her possibly "gated community" zip by in their cars.Then there is Jack, a recent widower. He is a pathetic man who has relied on his wife Phyllis for everything. Without her, he is condemned to eating at the ubiquitous diners all over the place where seniors get discounts before a certain hour, perhaps before 5pm! When he meets the bold Sandy, he is doubtful he will ever again find love with another woman.Harry, on the other hand, is a party animal. In spite of thinking he is a sophisticated man, he falls for a woman he meets on line that turns out too good to be true. Lois, a youthful looking woman, is knocked out of her "boots" by the hunky Donald, a man that is not all he appears to be, but in the end, turns out to be the right man for Lois, and vice versa.Susan Seidelman supposedly based this film on personal experiences of relatives living in that environment. She adapted the material Florence Seidelman and David Cramer told her out of their own experiences into a film that bites deep into what how loneliness works when long time married people have to face an uncertain future. Even though it's a funny comedy, "Boynton Beach Bereavement Club" reveals under its glossy surface how hard it is to live in all these professionally decorated dream houses when a wife, or a husband is not around anymore. The surviving spouse must face that solitude head on.The director got excellent acting from her ensemble players. All do a marvelous job. Brenda Vaccaro, who has not been seen a lot lately, gets a great opportunity as Marilyn. As her friend, and confidant, Dyan Cannon is wonderful. Sally Kellerman, has a couple of great moments as Sandy, the woman who has not come clean to the new man in her life. Len Cariou, who appears as Jack, makes an impression, as does Joseph Bologna, the party animal. Michael Nouri is Donald, the man who is not who Lois thinks he is. Renee Taylor appears briefly in the film.Ms. Seidelman ought to be congratulated in the way she created all these characters that are real and reflect a section of the population that went through so much in their lives and when they thought the golden years were here to stay, must make a tremendous adjustment and learn to live again on their own.