When I read the blurb I thought to myself "This sounds like a groundbreakingly boring film" I can now confirm: it is

Very enjoyable. It was nice to go on a cruise during coronavirus. I could watch Meryl and Lucas Hedges talk all day long. The whole cast is really exquisite here. As a Boston Legal superfan it was great seeing Candice Bergen again. Dianne West had me crying with laughter multiple times. One of my favourite Steven Soderbergh films as well.

We have to admit it: the dialogues are wonderful and Candice Bergen is brilliant, she steals every scene. Too bad that all this serves as an excuse for Meryl Streep to give us her now classic interpretation of a brilliant and insufferable writer. A very risky role. Luckily the others were there.

Experimental cinema that is not so experimental. Improvised dialogues that are not so improvised. A drama that is not really a drama. Great product placement on cruises in times of coronavirus. Steven Soderbergh blowing smoke once again.

Oh how I wanted to love this movie. How could it go wrong? Three of the best actresses of their generation and a director whose work I admire, all in one film. And alas, it isn't good. The result is a drama without drama and characters that not even these great talents could breathe life into. In a way it reminded me of a bad Woody Allen movie (side note: the shots of the empty hallways towards the end was reminiscent of the same scenes in Allen's Interiors). There would be scene after scene where very little happens to advance the plot or your interest in the characters. It's almost like dutifully walking through the movie taking notes on what happened and then on to the next scene, as if we were walking past museum exhibits. At no point is any of it compelling or even very interesting. This film is also another classic case of the rottentomatoes score not being indicative of the quality of the movie. Is it necessarily bad enough to get a negative score? No, but I would by no means take the number of positive reviews as an indication of the movie's worth. follow me at https://IHATEBadMovies.com or facebook IHATEBadMovies