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Boynton Beach Club

Is there sex after 60?
By PEG ALOI  |  August 17, 2006
2.0 2.0 Stars

From director Susan Seidelman (Desperately Seeking Susan), this geriatric fluff fest begs the question “Is there sex after 60?” When Marilyn (Brenda Vaccaro, husky in voice and body) loses her hubby to a senseless accident, she joins a bereavement club run by her ritzy Florida retirement community. She’s befriended by fellow widows Lois (Dyan Cannon, emaciated) and Sandy (Sally Kellerman, skeletal but aging gracefully) and widowers Jack (Len Cariou) and Harry (Joseph Bologna), all trying to sort out their love lives. When Lois hooks up with hunky Don (Michael Nouri), she flaunts her youthful sexiness in her friend’s faces; meanwhile, Jack’s use of Viagra is played for cheap laughs. Dealing with real issues like Alzheimer’s, poverty, and family estrangement might have given depth to this shameless effort; me, I’d have settled for a frank depiction of sexuality. The vintage cast is fine, but Seidelman’s fairy-tale staging and perky pacing get old fast.

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