Wild Oats (2016)
Rated PG-13
Starring Shirley MacLaine, Jessica Lange, Demi Moore, Howard Hesseman, Billy Connolly
Directed by Andy Tennant
The Story:
When Eva's (MacLaine) husband passes away, she receives a life insurance check in the mail for $5,000,000. The only problem? It's got a few zeros too many on the check. Instead of the $50,000 she was expecting. She and her best friend Maddie (Lange) decide to cash it and they are off on the vacation of a lifetime! What they don't know is that a dogged insurance rep (Hesseman) is hot on their heels to collect the money back before they can spend it all.
If it's true that Hollywood doesn't have any parts for actresses over 40, apparently the solution is to go out and make a movie that exclusively has main characters featuring older women.
On that, this movie succeeds very well.
Lange and MacLaine seem to have a very great chemistry with one another, and it's a nice reminder of what talented actresses they are.
There are some quirks built into both ladies characters that will either charm or annoy you, but at no time is the film anything less than interesting.
Surrounded by a wonderful supporting cast of older stars that show they've all still got it, especially a beleaguered Hesseman who plays an insurance fraud inspector that's wondering why he hasn't just retired yet.
Nothing fancy, just a quick, enjoyable 90 minutes of light fun and enjoyable characters.
I'll take that any day.
Final Grade: B-
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