There’s nothing very exceptional about this minor affair, which is blandly directed by Jules Williamson. The film is dedicated to Preston, who died soon after it was completed.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Mar 23, 2022

It’s predictable but cheery. Phillips, an assured feel-good performer best remembered for the advice she dispensed as Shazza in Bridget Jones’s Diary and its sequels, is responsible for most of the laughs.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Mar 4, 2022

Not all films have to be life changing. Some can just make you smile and feel good.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 6, 2022

Temporarily recapturing one's youthful spirit while simultaneously accepting and embracing middle age has rarely felt this staid.

| Dec 14, 2021

Wastes not only the talented cast but, more importantly, our valuable time.

| Dec 13, 2021

Given the pleasant scenery, cameos by Judi Dench and Franco Nero, and Blondie songs peppering the soundtrack, it's a shame this earnest comedy of middle-aged misadventures is so predictable and uninspired.

| Dec 11, 2021

Improbable, fun and fun comic performances, with bittersweet moments, make this a comfy watch.

| Dec 10, 2021

It aims to be meaningful, and while it doesn't achieve much sincerity, it offers engaged performances and a brightness of spirit that should easily connect it to its target audience.

| Original Score: B- | Dec 9, 2021

This is a sweet and charming movie that requires an uncynical eye in order to enjoy.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 8, 2021

This Richard Curtis-derived dramedy about three middle-aged women on a memorial European train tour lives down to its title.

| Dec 8, 2021

The film feels cobbled together. The characters are cardboard cut-outs and their personal issues are thrown in to give an illusion of depth that ends up feeling trite.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 20, 2021

This comes in, alas, at the flatter, B-side end of the spectrum, even if its heart is in the right place and all the other things you say when a film doesn't deserve a kicking. But you can't really say it's any good.

| Jul 29, 2021

While no one would cite Mamma Mia! as a paragon of writing for our time, it at least makes sense within the particular world it describes. That's more than one can say for this collaboration between Jordan Waller and Jules Williamson.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 26, 2021

The women's route takes them through corny heart-to-heart talks and limp comic adventures. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is only a few stops down the line.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 25, 2021

Bickering middle-aged women obsessing over travel arrangements is not entertainment, it's a living hell.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Jul 25, 2021

There's way too much Blondie shoehorned into the soundtrack but the performances are solid, the camaraderie is convincing and there's a smattering of witty lines.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 23, 2021

Off the Rails never manages to rise above a script that does the bare minimum to get its characters from A to B. Top tunes, though.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Jul 23, 2021

The chemistry generated by Preston, Phillips and Seagrove keeps the drama on track.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 23, 2021

It's like a 94-minute-long holiday.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 23, 2021

With its Mediterranean locations, themed soundtrack and middle-age nostalgia, this comedy drama is forlornly chasing the Mamma Mia! dollar.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 23, 2021