A cringingly dangerous entry into the senior movie market – Golden Years is finest prevented
“Cucumber ready
And I’ve got my banana”
Directed by John Miller and written by Miller, Nick Knowles (sure, that Nick Knowles) and Jeremy Sheldon, 2016’s Golden Years actually seeks to capitalise on that Best Exotic Marigold momentum however to little avail. There’s no disgrace in being a second division entry right here (the solid is much less Dench, Nighy and Smith than Hill, McKenna and Callow) however there’s no excuse for the second-rate materials that they’re compelled to ship.
The script is uncertainly pitched round an Ealing comedy farcical word however the writers simply don’t have the chops to tug that off, leading to leaden humour and a lugubrious sense of tempo that’s actually nullifying. And Miller’s path is simply too heavy-footed to permit the slapstick moments to actually fly. Against all of this, the solid can do little to enliven a movie that will be higher left within the financial institution vaults.