Pleasant, charming film

There isn't a lot of in depth discussion of 50 Shades. There are some humorous references to the book, but nothing overly graphic.

The 50 Shades references were really a small part of the movie, though I must admit that the premise of a dedicated small and personal Book Club that had lasted for decades would choose this series of books as their reading topic. I was prepared for more 50 Shades references but they really were few and far between. It was just the catalyst for taking the story forward. I thought Diane Keaton's story resonated the most.

I am curious, did you actually read all the 50 Shades books?

There is nothing new under the sun...for me, I'm tired of more and more Ocean (add #) movies

Yeah, it’s an old trope but women like me enjoy seeing our favorite actresses. People who don’t like it shouldn’t go. Like I don’t go to the shoot-em, blow-em up movies, done and redone with the same old men actors. To each their own.

The four women "trope." Hmm. Almost like it WORKS or something. Maybe they should stop that when it STOPS working. Because as far as I can tell, all those titles you listed? All monumental successes, except maybe for Bridesmaids or Bad Moms. Besides that, this is more than just the "four women" formula. These are four great screen actresses backed by four better than decent actors of their same time, without super powers, or flashy super hero costumes, or a shit fuck TON of CGI. These people were making great movies long before all of these dime-a-dozen Marvel piles being made today. Essentially, they were making movies great when it took a great actor to MAKE a great movie. Now? The grandeur and CGI are all necessary, because the actors in them wouldn't be able to cut it otherwise. And that's a crying shame.