Great news for me… Movie screening season is here again! We don’t get any in the summer, but now that it’s snowed here, the screeners are starting up again.

And what a start they are off to. My screening season kicked off with the new comedy “Last Vegas”. It stars Kevin Klein, Michael Douglas, Morgan Freeman and Robert DeNiro. Over the years I’ve enjoyed all of them in different movies. I can’t remember any I’ve enjoyed as much as “Last Vegas”.

All of them are in top form and play brilliantly with a sharp and witty script by Dan Fogelman. Director Jon Turteltaub wisely gives his stars room to do what they do best without seeming to crowd them or overwork them.

The story revolves around four men who have been friends for sixty years. They gather in Las Vegas for the wedding of one of their number to a much younger woman. It looks at issues of aging, loneliness, insecurity and the value of true friends. If that sounds preachy and maudlin, then I’ve misrepresented it. It’s also filled with lowbrow jokes and the type of razor sharp delivery that has made each of these men legends in the industry.

I haven’t laughed at any movie that much in years. It was absolutely hilarious! It is by turns sad, touching, comic and blends all of these ingredients brilliantly. The script like the ensemble cast is note perfect and perfectly balanced.

There’s no way I can tell you just how wonderful this movie was. You just have to see it for yourself.

Cheers, Winston