![]() She must learn to embrace the time they have together rather than drastically limiting their lives for fear of death. Nelson), since he had a mild heart attack. Carol has become overly protective of her husband, Bruce ( Craig T. Then it’s off to Italy, a trip that leads each of the girls to some sort of epiphany. But only in an opening montage, in which life changes are laid out and books are held up to the camera to remind us why the movie is called what it is. Yes, I’m sorry to report that the new Book Club movie drags us back into the socially distanced, Zoom-box hell of yesteryear. She reveals her happy news to her best pals-retired judge Sharon ( Candice Bergen), recently out of work chef Carol ( Mary Steenburgen), and merry-ish widow Diane ( Diane Keaton)-after months, if not over a year, of quarantine separation. Never-married bon vivant Vivian ( Jane Fonda) is set to get hitched to the beau she fell for in the first film, Arthur ( Don Johnson). Instead, they just decide to go to Italy, mostly as a bachelorette party. Quite unlike the first film-which was centered on later-in-life sexual (and sorta social) awakenings stirred by a specific tome, 50 Shades of Grey-this sequel doesn’t bother with finding another titillating novel to set its heroes on a new course. But that’s really the only nod to format. ![]() The ladies of Book Club: The Next Chapter do, at least, hold a few books at the start of their film. ![]()
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