Village Voice
This rarity in cinema--a graying cast in a female-bonding adventure--couldn't be more dull-humored or predictably maudlin without just calling itself "The Bucket List 2."
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Bonneville
Jessica Lange, Joan Allen and Kathy Bates hit the road in a story about three friends who ''come of age'' for a second time on a trip across the great American West. Faced with the decision of a lifetime, Arvilla Holden (Lange) loads up her 1966 Bonneville convertible and, with her friends (Allen, Bates) in tow, sets out from Pocatello, Idaho en route to Santa Barbara.
As they detour to spots like Bryce Canyon and Las Vegas, it doesn't take long for the women to realize Arvilla has something unexpected in store. But what none of them realize is that what began as a simple trip will end up becoming a chance to rediscover themselves and their friendship.
200893 minsUSA
ComedyDrama
- Director:
- Christopher N. Rowley ('The Remembering Movies')
- Writer:
- Daniel D. Davis
- Cast:
- Jessica LangeKathy BatesJoan AllenTom SkerrittChristine Baranski
Bonneville / Reviews
Variety
A bland road movie running on empty. It's depressing to see a deluxe cast wasted on such by-the-numbers material -- from predictable plot to fabricated Hallmark sentiment to strenuous milking of warm-and-fuzzy laughs from the irrepressible spirit of three women whose youth is behind them.
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Except for Ms. Lange’s silent, expressive close-ups, which render flashbacks unnecessary, the women’s journey is aesthetically and dramatically unremarkable.
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New Zealand Herald
It would be fair to say that when you throw two Academy Award-winning actresses into a drama, your expectations of what they may produce together is on the high side.
In the case of Bonneville, which stars Oscar-winners Lange and Bates, the result isn't so much award-winning but a nice, sweet film you can take your mother to.
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Hollywood Reporter
Put three old friends in a convertible for a cross-country road trip to a loved one's funeral, and what do you get? Very few surprises, in this feel-good fluff that, despite offering nothing novel, could do well with older audiences who rightly feel that too few films are being made with them in mind.
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