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I approached this rom-com among the elderly with great trepidation. The cast is headed by three actors whose work I've enjoyed many times - William Shatner, Christopher Lloyd and Jean Smart. The anxiety comes from decades of such films turning out to be mush that can be downed without dentures, as the seniors become caricatures in absurd situations. One common trope is for a hot, much younger woman to fall for a man old enough to be at least her father. Such connections develop even without the geriatric gent having enough money or fame to provide incentive. I suppose the tradition arose from old white male studio heads, who lived their own fantasies vicariously via the screening room. If a Walter Matthau character could reel in an Ann-Margret, as he did in Grumpy Old Men, hope remains alive for them and the old dudes who buy tickets.

Mercifully, this script resists the temptations of schmaltz and gives us a relatively believable story, set in a California desert city, mainly full of retirees. Shatner is a former jet pilot, who chases skirts ardently, propping up his appeal with his Porsche convertible. He drives rather sportily, if not recklessly, as part of his charm. Unfortunately, he does so once too often, costing him possession of his car and drivers license. For him, that's the equivalent of a gelding. The rest of the film follows his efforts to regain both with the help of several friends. Along the way, he meets a free-spirited, age-appropriate baker (Smart) for whom he develops an uncharacteristic attraction. You can fill in the rest of where they'll wind up on your own. But screen writers Kurt Brungardt and Christopher Momenee make the journey entertaining, while director Giorgio Serafini runs the table in a crisp 92 minutes.

There's less need to suspend disbelief here than usual for the genre. The supporting cast contributes well all around. Scenes in a retirement home are free of cheap gags at the occupants' expense. The scenery of Palm Springs and its environs are used to good advantage. Shatner forgoes the long mid-sentence pauses he made (in)famous as Star Trek's Captain Kirk. That either means at 90 he's more lucid than 50, or so, years ago; or he's become a better actor, who no longer needs such gimmicks. Ideally, both would be true. Smart plays a very contemporary woman, strong and certain of her standards and aspirations, helping to make the film fresh and current.

There's nothing profound to be gained here, but at least it's a safe bet for your entertainment time and money. That's more than many wind up offering.

Hard to believe that Shatner is 90 years young. He's one of my favorite actors and it's the reason I decided to give this little comedy a go. It's a easy fun watch and I enjoyed it pretty good. It was enough to lighten my mood and spirit. If you are a fan of Shatner, you might enjoy it too.:-)

It's like one of those later late great Burt Reynold'$ films he did with another great Charles Durning... The film is set in a beautiful place that just fills you with happiness. Shatner may have a gut but he hasn't aged a bit since 1994... Nearing 91 and he doesn't look to be slowing down. His body language and mannerism isn't that of a geriatric man. I just can't believe the way he moves, and communicate is 90.

With an amazing cast, I was so excited to see this movie. I was expecting non-stop laughing, but I didn't even giggle once. This was a totally missed opportunity for a hilarious last-chance movie with some old favorite actors. While cute, it lacked originality and humor. Same old plot of guy gets girl, but that's just it it's old and everyone is old. Multiple plot lines were awkward, tired, boring, and didn't flow seamlessly together. Was sorely dissappointed.

A very sweet romcom. Pleasant, feel good movie with a number of chuckles. William Shatner, Christopher Lloyd and Jean Smart are always a delight and they are given plenty of room to be themselves. There are worse ways to spend your time.

There are some negative reviews on here, and they're of course entitled to their opinion. This isn't a great movie, nor does it have a great script, nor does it have great acting or great production value. It IS a fun movie, and it isn't pretentious in trying to be anything but that.

I watched this with my 94 year old mom during the Covid lockdown, and we both enjoyed the story of a man realizing that he's getting (more like gotten) old. At his age, he still has fun, finds love, and it's (again) a simple message to enjoy life. You'll be disappointed if you have any other expectations.

I rented this movie because we live in Palm Springs and Senior Moment was filmed here. Also it featured an iconic collector car and the potential for an interesting script about a senior citizen finally having to part ways with his beloved car. But an awful screenplay and at times cringeworthy acting by Shatner doomed this movie to the ten worst list. The movie wasn't helped by a horrible sound track. I actually saved this movie to watch on my birthday because I am a car fan and we love all things Palm Springs. There were maybe two or three funny moments in the film but there was this strong urge throughout the movie to admit you made a mistake in renting it and changing the channel to something else, anything else.

A comedy in which William Shatner plays an older gentleman who loses his driving licence after some dangerous driving. Christopher Lloyd plays his best friend.

The film follows his experiences managing without a car, about losing his freedom, about finding love (much) later in life.

It's not a great movie, honestly. Shatner is likeable enough but the plot is very mediocre.

At almost 90 when this movie was filmed William Shatner belies his age and gives a delightful performance, ably supported by Jean Smart who in spite of being almost 70, was still the sexiest woman in the film. Others have explained the plot, it's no classic that's true, but for an easy to watch, not too long, mildly amusing little trifle, it ticks all the boxes, just sit back and relax and watch some old masters at work, and the Palm Springs scenery doesn't hurt either. I found it a refreshing and relaxing change from most of the high octane garbage that's churned out these days!

Greetings again from the darkness. Making concessions to age is something all of us deal with ... even former test pilots - although some of them might be a bit less inclined to adapt. Such is the case with Victor Martin. He's in his 70's and still enjoys ogling beautiful younger women and zipping around Palm Springs in his vintage Porsche convertible. Some might call it cliché or even pathetic, but Victor and his lifelong pal Sal Spinelli are enjoying life.

Director Giorgio Serafini is working from a script by co-writers Kurt Brungardt and Christopher Momenee, and the first thing viewers must overcome is the casting. See, Victor is played by William Shatner and Sal by Christopher Lloyd. Yep, Captain Kirk from STAR TREK and Doc Brown from BACK TO THE FUTURE are the senior citizen buddies living it up. Both actors seem to be having a good time, and seeing the two men on screen together is quite pleasing.

All good things come to an end, and when the city's new DA cracks down on dangerous elderly drivers, Victor has his license revoked and his treasured car impounded. He's frustrated, but by happenstance meets Caroline Summers (a terrific Jean Smart). The two are polar opposites, yet there's a clear connection. She's a former National Geographic photographer who now owns and runs the local Cuckoo Café - so named despite the titular time piece not being in working order. Caroline is a free-spirited former hippie, and her organic diet contrasts with Victor's processed honey buns.

Victor admits he's "still trying to figure out what I'm going to do when I grow up", but he soon realizes his attraction to Caroline has impacted him more than he expected. It's an awkward romance made more challenging by the presence of artist Diego Lozana (Esai Morales) and Caroline's mystical belief in the story attached to the cuckoo clock. The film is loaded with lunacy and is not one that benefits from viewers who prefer thoughtful messages. This is designed to be mostly light-hearted fun with an element of late-in-life romance tossed in for good measure.

As a gift to its target audience, Ruta Lee (SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS, 1954) makes a brief appearance, and of particular note is the final screen appearance by Kaye Ballard (she died at age 93). Also appearing in the supporting cast are Don McManus, Joe Estevez, and Jack Wallace. Maja Stojan plays Sonja, Caroline's daughter, Carlos Miranda plays Pablo Torres, and director Serafini's wife, LaDon Drummond makes an appearance as one of Victor's former flings.

The film has faced numerous delays since it wrapped, and lead William Shatner just recently turned 90 years of age. It's rare when a movie involves a broken cuckoo clock and a tortoise photo, but it's even less common for the focus to be on humor and a romance between senior citizens. This is one that plays to its intended audience, and doesn't much care about the rest.

In theaters and On Demand on March 26, 2021.

The entire movie is written around making Shatner and Lloyd "look good", like having a friend who follows coat-tails and never knows what they're doing.

It would be better to create a generic life situation for all people of this age in this era, then sit back and let the two actors decide on what decisions they would make going through it.

This movie is just a reel of "perfect situations" and light awkwardness.

It's kind of amazing to see that William Shatner, 86 years old at the time of filming, can pull off a leading man with romantic intentions, but he does do it. And Jean Smart has always been under-appreciated for her talents that she shows yet again in the movie. It's just gentle entertainment about people still learning about life and themselves even at a late date but I'll take it over what John Wayne pointed out long ago. Wayne objected to 'a trend in certain quarters in Hollywood to glorify all that is degrading in a small percentage of disreputable human beings'.

Horrible movie in every way. Plot, screenplay, cinematography and acting are all clumsy. I admire Captain Kirk (and Doc) but maybe it's time for them to play a little more golf.

Bill Shatner and Jeran Smart turn in slive of life performances in this light rrom com about life after retirement age.

Nice location filming adds to the bright and enjoyable atmosphere.

And that's not really a spoiler. Old people falling in love in a "Meet/Cute" way that is, frankly, not cute at all. Tons of white hair. I'm an old broad. And I can out-drive Shatner any day. I really wanted to like this movie! It was okay. Just okay.

William Shatner playing Shatner. The story is a bit weak. Shatner's role is similar to the Jack Nicholson character from terms of endearment but 30 years older. Shatner is not Jack but Nicholson may not have been able to make this movie shine.. if you must waste 92 minutes on a romcom it fits the bill.

Old Man and ex-pilot about town has his wings clipped and ends up in the company of local lady baker.

Will he grow up and settle down? Will he cast aside the younger California candy for true love?

It's delightful fluff and shouldn't be examined too closely or too harshly.

Bill Shatner and the cast are a delight, the script works well, and the surroundings are comforting.

Not challenging, thankfully... just fun.

Considering that it got made during difficult COVID days & it stars STAR TREKKIE W. Shatner, it doesn't seem to work out using public transportation & those bizzarre coloured buses of Palm Springs. Looking 20 kilograms overweight, i don"t think chasing young girls is an option. Badly written. Adding good music would have been a good idea. Initially a few semi-nude girls are shown, but later the plot meanders down , and out

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Victor Martin (William Shatner) is young at heart especially his libido. He loves his silver convertible and hot young ladies. To his horror, his license gets revoked after spinning out his car. His car gets impounded. He has to take the bus. That's where he meets Caroline Summers (Jean Smart).

The filmmaking is a bit lower. An old guy getting all the hot young babes is not that funny as a premise. It needs a twist. For example, the bikini babe could be taken more with the car than him. The joke needs a spin. It can't be as simple as Shatner hooking up with every hot babe. His love of the car is fun but the premise is too contrived. There's no way that he couldn't get his car out of the impound lot. He gets off the bus and his racing rival just happens to drive by. It's a lot of weak writing. I do like the characters or more precisely, I like the actors. It does have that.

It's a nice film with a few giggles. Captain Kirk looks amazing for 90 years of age as well.

Now in 2021 William Shatner is 90, Christopher Lloyd is 82, and Jean Smart turns 70 shortly. They were probably a year younger during filming but still, the three main characters here are old people. So a movie about seniors this old finding romance is pretty much a novelty.

Set in the California desert community, Shatner plays a retired Vietnam era fighter pilot and later a NASA test pilot. He loves his Porsche but is a bit careless with his driving. Enough so that his license is taken away and his sports car impounded.

These facts spawn a number of other developments, many of them funny. Lloyd plays his long time best friend, Smart owns a local pastry shop and cafe. Taken as a whole this is an inconsequential movie but still nicely entertaining for an evening at home. My wife and I watched it on DVD from our public library.