I’ve been on a roll here with films lacking audio description. The funny thing is, that this is one of those examples when I watched something with someone else, who know i needed audio description, and then felt obligated to fill me in as much as possible with random factoids along the way. these experiences are always less fun, which i can tell, even though they don’t admit it, and I can tell they didn’t like the movie either. So, what could have been a productive experience was once again a wash.
Here is what I have to say to the studio behind a Diane Keaton (78 years old), Kathy Bates (76 years old), Alfreda Woodard (71 years old), Eugene Levy (77 years old), and Dennis Haysbert (69 years old). the main cast of this film all are eligible for Medicare. They all are drawing a very specific audience, and it is that AARP crowd, but on the top end. That’s the demographic when more and more eyesight problems happen, and a larger percentage of the population starts relying upon visual aids and accessibility. So not even necessarily a totally blind audience, though I’m sure the chances of that grow as well. But, this is a demographic that has been single-handedly keeping the magnifying glass industry alive for years. you think, perhaps, when targeting said demographic that is likely to also have a higher concentration of those with visual and hearing issues, you would want to reach the whole demo so this film doesn’t bomb at the box office quite like it did?
The lesson to learn here, is that if you are going to make a movie with senior citizens, for senior citizens, you might want to think about what actual senior citizens need to watch your film. Just a thought. Or, you can make a movie with screen icons that farts out about a million at the box office, because it is really a film that no one needed or asked for. But, I’ll tell you that both Book club movies have audio description, as does 80 For Brady, and those films aren’t great, but they sure as hell out grossed this.
Final Grade: unwatchable
