Written by Luke Barnes
Summary
A group of mature women start affairs with younger men during summer vacation.
This film makes a very interesting point, many films feature narratives about an older man sleeping with a younger woman but few feature narratives about older women sleeping with younger men and this film aims to address that and normalise it. I think this is a positive in that it is a step towards gender equality within cinema.
Though I would class this film as a comedy-drama, it does try to do jokes however often these don’t land and for me the comedy is more miss than hit, although that might just be a result of my comedic sensibilities. Comedy is deeply subjective.
In terms of pacing the film starts out strong and delivers quite an entertaining first act, but after that it starts to struggle and the pacing gets worse. By the third act the film struggles to keep going, yet somehow also manages to overstay its welcome.
Overall, an important film that readdresses norms and that lands a few laughs, but also one that overstays its welcome.
Pros.
Readdressing narrative cliches
A few good jokes
A strong first act
Cons.
The third act drags
The sex scenes begin to feel needless, tasteless and repetitive over time
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