
Defense lawyer Duke, who once defended the heads of the world's most dangerous criminal teams, now manages the luxury resort Villa Capri in Palm Springs, California. Leo, a former FBI agent, arrives at the resort and repeatedly beats Duke at every competition. As manager of the resort, Duke is initially threatened by the newcomer's activities with the ladies and competitive nature. Their competition even extends to a rivalry over Suzie, the regional director of the resort cha... (Full plot summary below)
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Defense lawyer Duke, who once defended the heads of the world's most dangerous criminal teams, now manages the luxury resort Villa Capri in Palm Springs, California. Leo, a former FBI agent, arrives at the resort and repeatedly beats Duke at every competition. As manager of the resort, Duke is initially threatened by the newcomer's activities with the ladies and competitive nature. Their competition even extends to a rivalry over Suzie, the regional director of the resort chain. During the competitions Duke's life is put in danger multiple times and he realizes that the mafia has found him and is attempting to kill him. Duke and Leo must work together to defeat the mafia and save Duke's life during the Christmas season at Villa Capri..
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| VarietyJoe LeydonSome 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 something so thoroughly useless. |
| SSG SyndicateSusan GrangerThe problem with this tepid, senior-centric Christmas comedy is that it never really gets going. It's seasonal sludge. |
| The Hollywood ReporterStephen FarberThe film 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. |
| New York TimesA.O. ScottIn spite of the charm and discipline of the stars, the jokes misfire and the scenes creak and stumble. |
| Movie NationRoger MooreWhat it doesn’t have, in any abundance, is laughs. “Started” plays like a Ron Shelton comedy for people too old to enjoy Ron Shelton comedies. |
| TheWrapDan CallahanThere is both too much plot in Just Getting Started and too little. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesBill ZweckerThis film is a total dud and an insult to the intelligence of anyone who would see it — especially the seniors who clearly are the movie’s target audience. “Just Getting Started” simply never does get started. It’s D.O.A. |
| Buffalo NewsJeff SimonAmong the wisest things ever said about old age will always be the immortal dictum of Bette Davis: "Old age ain't for sissies." It also ain't for people whose skills have vanished completely but are pretending they haven't. |
| ForbesLuke Y. Thompson...nobody -- not the audience, and certainly not the cast -- deserves a clunker like this. |
| Aisle SeatMike McGranaghanEveryone involved in the making of Just Getting Started should be charged with war crimes. Okay, that's obviously just a joke, but my gosh, what an endurance test this movie is. |