Think too long about the Shatner-Bowden scenes – especially an ill-advised pool party sequence – however, and they’ll ring creepy and wrong. Lloyd, sadly, has nothing to do except hide behind dark shades and a hat, though Bowden registers nicely as a much, much younger woman who spends a lot of time in Victor’s company (until the character just vanishes).
(For what it’s worth, Shatner’s Trek successor, Patrick Stewart, who is 80 IRL, recently played older Jean-Luc was supposed to be 93 in Star Trek: Picard, which Stewart filmed when he was 78, so go figure that one out.) Shatner, who turned 90 last month, plays 73 here, and he pulls it off.
He and Smart spark just enough to make one wonder how, not if, Victor and Caroline will hit upon their inevitable happy ending. Shatner more or less glides through the movie, smiling broadly, charming everyone around him, and coasting on personality. Will Sal get the gal? Do Vulcans have green blood? There’s drama inherent in seniors losing their right to drive, and in seeking companionship late in life, but those plot points go boldly unexplored. That’s it, really! That’s the whole movie. And, so, Victor spends the next 90 minutes wooing Caroline, trying to reclaim his car back, chilling with Sal and their crew, and trying to figure out what’s up with Caroline and her painter friend (Morales). However, on the bus, he meets Caroline (Jean Smart), a smart, attractive, age-appropriate lady who owns an all-organic cafe.
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His driver’s license revoked and his car impounded, Victor must take public transportation, much to his utter mortification. But alas, things stay pretty focused on Shatner.Įverything goes to hell when Victor gets caught drag racing. Had the movie included hypothetical cameos from Michael Caine and/or a Harrison Ford, this could have invented a whole new movie genre. The teaming of Lloyd with Shatner makes you feel like you’re going to get a rom-com version of The Expendables a movie type in which old guy actors team up to discuss matters of the heart. Coincidentally, Lloyd co-starred with Nicholson in the comedy Goin’ South and the Oscar-winning drama, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. In that film, the washed-up horndog astronaut played by Jack Nicholson didn’t have a wingman, but now he does in the form of Lloyd’s character Sal.
Whether or not anyone was aware this set-up is like a buddy-comedy version of Terms of Endearment is unclear. Shatner stars as Victor Martin, a retired NASA test pilot who kills his days zipping around Palm Springs in a vintage Porsche convertible hitting on beautiful ladies a fraction of his age. Lloyd was the follow-up Trek baddie after Khan - remember? Back then, Kirk kicked him in the face saying “I have had enough of YOU!” Since then, the world still can’t have enough of both Shatner and Lloyd, which brings us to this new movie. Should you watch it? It depends on how much you love seeing William Shatner re-teamed with Christopher Lloyd on screen together for the first time since they battled each other in 1984’s Star Trek III: The Search For Spock. Starring William Shatner, Jean Smart, Christopher Lloyd, Esai Morales, and Katrina Bowden, this cozy feel-good rom-com is harmless, but like searching for your car keys over the age of 50, it’s also a bit forgettable.
The new film Senior Moment may result in the viewer having an actual senior moment.
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