Book Club is the story of lifelong friends Diane (Diane Keaton), Vivian (Jane Fonda), Sharon (Candice Bergen) and Carol (Mary Steenburgen) who formed a friendship while reading the same book they assign to each other hence the title of the film. The four have a story of their own in regards to their relationship with men and when one of them chose the
erotic Fifty Shades of Grey as the next book in their club, that's where
their lives get more interesting.
Kudos to the producers for casting these four brilliant actresses in a
movie that's a welcome diversion from the comic book genre that's
saturating multiplexes right now. Book Club made us realize that there
are thespians in the same age range other than Meryl Streep. Keaton has
proved her natural comedic timing in The First Wives Club, Something's
Gotta Give and her Oscar winning turn in Annie Hall. It's so nice to
nice TV's Murphy Brown of my youth Candice Bergen in a co-lead role.
Mary Steenburgen always has been a dependable character actress and Jane
Fonda still works wonder in the ripe age of 81. They are ably supported
by actors whom we don't recently on the big screen. Andy Garcia, Don
Johnson, TV's Coach Craig T. Nelson as well as 90's icon Alicia
Silverstone of Clueless.
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