Metascore
61 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 21
  2. Negative: 1 out of 21
  1. 75
    A lively and poignant comedy with lots of laughs and juicy roles for a roster of seasoned performers who should be seen more often.
  2. The way Boynton Beach residents reach out to one another is enough to make you consider relocating to one of these communities.
  3. 75
    Cannon actually is funny -- not to mention funny-looking. Plastic surgery has left her physically absurd, like a vaguely glamorous R. Crumb cartoon.
  4. 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.
  5. This delightful, if perhaps too calculatedly winsome, comedy presents seniors who are coping with emotional and physical losses and challenges them to act like the young people they still are at heart.
  6. A thoughtful and nicely observed dramedy about a group of AARP-sters grappling with life, loss, love and -- gasp -- sex in a South Florida "active adult community."
  7. As a niche entertainment catering to an overlooked audience, Boynton Beach Club is remarkable mostly for its optimism and solid performances.
  8. Smoothly balancing comedy and pathos, it infuses the fantasy with enough credibility to make you care about these people and wish them merrily on their way.
  9. Reviewed by: Ronnie Scheib
    70
    Briskly paced humor and/or pathos flow organically from situation and characters.
  10. There are plenty of reasons to like the movie, such as its genuinely gentle wit, its occasional capture of the absurdities of aging and its endorsement of the permanence of lust, but one factor in particular is its brilliant cast of discarded '70s-era Hollywood stars.
  11. This funny, nervy, and pointedly unrated geriatric sex comedy is both enhanced and occasionally limited by being targeted at baby boomers.
  12. Thanks to Susan Seidelman for reminding us that romantic comedy is suitable for any population or age group.
  13. 63
    Sweet-natured, episodic comedy-drama.
  14. 63
    Too often, Boynton Beach Club feels like a made-for-TV movie with a little sex, nudity, and profanity thrown in to spice things up.
  15. 58
    It's refreshing to see a film that so directly addresses the issues and concerns of a vast, overlooked demographic, but it'd be much more satisfying if Boynton did more than just affably skate along the surface.
  16. Reviewed by: Michael Phillips
    50
    Here Seidelman's more interested in warm and fuzzy than in carbonation. That's fine, as far as this modest picture goes. But the actors deserve more, and better.
  17. While Seidelman deserves considerable credit for making the rare romantic comedy about seniors, it's a shame the movie itself is as bland as a low-sodium diet.
  18. Good intentions and strong thespians aside, Seidelman's writing and filmmaking are bland, obvious and uninvolving.
  19. 40
    A threadbare plot peeks through the shameless run of shopworn jokes about Viagra, stashed-away dildos, eager old dames delivering unsolicited casseroles to freshly widowed men.
  20. Its wasted cast includes Dyan Cannon, Sally Kellerman, Len Cariou, and Brenda Vaccaro, who miraculously manages to give a fine performance in this malarkey.
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User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
  3. Negative: 0 out of 2
  1. BobB.
    10
    It started out funny and the laughs never stopped. My 15 year old son loved the movie! I can't wait to get older as I am only 50 years young.
  2. NealF.
    10
    I saw this film at the Palm Springs Film Festival and was really surprised at how much I laughed and enjoyed this movie. It is a charming movie with a talented cast. I'm not a senior (yet) but I think this movie is a feel good movie for any age. I can't wait for my mother to see it. She'll die....laughing. Full Review »