Senior moment movie#
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Senior moment movie#

You want this movie to be derivative of William Shatner and Christopher Lloyd stuff, not the Brady Bunch. When a similar scene in a decades-old Brady Bunch episode conveys far more tension and elicits many more laughs, thatвЂ™s a problem. There are a couple of lengthy and not particularly funny driving test scenes in Senior Moment.

Giorgio SerafiniвЂ™s direction is best described as hands-off, as he seems content to turn on the camera, let his cast of old pros do their thing, capture some sleek cars and lush Palm Springs sunsets, and linger on the numerous pretty ladies who populate the film, most of whom are called upon to try to distract Victor as he prepares to retake his driving test. Think too long about the Shatner-Bowden scenes вЂ“ especially an ill-advised pool party sequence вЂ“ however, and theyвЂ™ll ring creepy and wrong. Lloyd, sadly, has nothing to do except hide behind dark shades and a hat, though Bowden registers nicely as a much, much younger woman who spends a lot of time in VictorвЂ™s company (until the character just vanishes). (For what itвЂ™s worth, ShatnerвЂ™s Trek successor, Patrick Stewart, who is 80 IRL, recently played older Jean-Luc was supposed to be 93 in Star Trek: Picard, which Stewart filmed when he was 78, so go figure that one out.) Shatner, who turned 90 last month, plays 73 here, and he pulls it off. He and Smart spark just enough to make one wonder how, not if, Victor and Caroline will hit upon their inevitable happy ending. Shatner more or less glides through the movie, smiling broadly, charming everyone around him, and coasting on personality. Will Sal get the gal? Do Vulcans have green blood? ThereвЂ™s drama inherent in seniors losing their right to drive, and in seeking companionship late in life, but those plot points go boldly unexplored. ThatвЂ™s it, really! ThatвЂ™s the whole movie. And, so, Victor spends the next 90 minutes wooing Caroline, trying to reclaim his car back, chilling with Sal and their crew, and trying to figure out whatвЂ™s up with Caroline and her painter friend (Morales). However, on the bus, he meets Caroline (Jean Smart), a smart, attractive, age-appropriate lady who owns an all-organic cafe.

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His driverвЂ™s license revoked and his car impounded, Victor must take public transportation, much to his utter mortification. But alas, things stay pretty focused on Shatner.Д®verything goes to hell when Victor gets caught drag racing. Had the movie included hypothetical cameos from Michael Caine and/or a Harrison Ford, this could have invented a whole new movie genre. The teaming of Lloyd with Shatner makes you feel like youвЂ™re going to get a rom-com version of The Expendables a movie type in which old guy actors team up to discuss matters of the heart. Coincidentally, Lloyd co-starred with Nicholson in the comedy GoinвЂ™ South and the Oscar-winning drama, One Flew Over the CuckooвЂ™s Nest. In that film, the washed-up horndog astronaut played by Jack Nicholson didnвЂ™t have a wingman, but now he does in the form of LloydвЂ™s character Sal. Whether or not anyone was aware this set-up is like a buddy-comedy version of Terms of Endearment is unclear.

Shatner stars as Victor Martin, a retired NASA test pilot who kills his days zipping around Palm Springs in a vintage Porsche convertible hitting on beautiful ladies a fraction of his age. Lloyd was the follow-up Trek baddie after Khan - remember? Back then, Kirk kicked him in the face saying вЂњI have had enough of YOU!вЂќ Since then, the world still canвЂ™t have enough of both Shatner and Lloyd, which brings us to this new movie. Should you watch it? It depends on how much you love seeing William Shatner re-teamed with Christopher Lloyd on screen together for the first time since they battled each other in 1984вЂ™s Star Trek III: The Search For Spock. Starring William Shatner, Jean Smart, Christopher Lloyd, Esai Morales, and Katrina Bowden, this cozy feel-good rom-com is harmless, but like searching for your car keys over the age of 50, itвЂ™s also a bit forgettable. The new film Senior Moment may result in the viewer having an actual senior moment.