Just Getting Started never really gets going. It only kept me thinking, "Is this ever just going to finish?" If AARP ever felt compelled to sue a movie for elder abuse, "Just Getting Started" would certainly be in the running. Just Getting Started never actually gets started, sputtering along until it finally loses steam and creaks to a predictable conclusion.
Veteran director Ron Shelton, whose last film (Hollywood Homicide) came out more than a decade before Just Getting Started, doesn't seem to know what kind of movie he wants to make: a. Just Getting Started movie reviews & Metacritic score: Duke Diver (Morgan Freeman) is the freewheeling manager of the luxury Palm Springs resort, the Villa C. My review of the new comedy from Ron Shelton ("Bull Durham," "Tin Cup") starring Morgan Freeman, Rene Russo, and Tommy Lee Jones.
Some bad movies trigger swells of anger and outrage, while others prompt industrial-grade snark and scorn. And then there are leaden clunkers like "Just Getting Started" that provoke an ineffable sense of sadness as one considers how much time, money and talent has been squandered on. I couldn't wait for it to end. And while that's part of the joke (such as it is), I don't think the movie does itself any favors to not only point and laugh, but to eventually embrace Duke's sleazy charms or his liberal use of the Villa's petty cash fund for custom-made golf clubs. Seeing movies is a key component in this hobby of seeing horrible movies. Not on the level of The Room, but close to it.
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The shocking thing is this had stars I respect in it, but it was surprising to see them in something like this. Everyone thanks for checking out our review of Just Getting Started. "Amiable Comedy Celebrates Christmas on the Side". What You Need To Know: JUST GETTING STARTED is a breezy.
My review of the new comedy from Ron Shelton ("Bull Durham," "Tin Cup") starring Morgan Freeman, Rene Russo, and Tommy Lee Jones. Just Getting Started is ingratiating enough, but its main value is to make us eager for another, more substantial Shelton movie long before another decade has slipped by. While it's true Just Getting Started features Morgan Freeman and Tommy Lee Jones, the leading man is a surprise newcomer. And it's also true that not every Hollywood movie has Oscar aspirations.