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Mark Lensenmayer
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1605
From: Upper Arlington, OH
Registered: Sep 1999

posted 01-08-2010 09:54 PM

If you are over 50, you'll love this movie. Romance and sex does last past the twenties, and this movie proves it. A terrific cast, slick writing and good pacing make this a nice way to spend a couple of hours.

Meryl Streep can make me chocolate crossants any time. Steve Martin effectively underplays his role and Alec Baldwin just about steals the film, keeping his performance just below overplaying.

It probably won't win any awards, but we really enjoyed it.

Wife and I both give this one an A.

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Chris Slycord
Film God

Posts: 2986
From: 퍼항시, 경상푹도, South Korea
Registered: Mar 2007

posted 01-08-2010 10:57 PM

quote: Mark Lensenmayer
Romance and sex does last past the twenties, and this movie proves it.

Nessie exists and the movie "The Water Horse" proves it. [Wink]

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Mike Blakesley
Film God

Posts: 12767
From: Forsyth, Montana
Registered: Jun 99

posted 02-01-2010 12:01 AM

A good film. Intelligent and funny.

This is probably one of the lightest "R" rated films to come along in years -- it shows the cast smoking weed (probably 90% of the reason for the rating right there), and there is a small amount of sex talk, but the language is PG-mild and it could have easily been a PG-13 and made twice the money.

In addition to the three top-liners, it also has John Krasinski (from TV's "The Office.") He's playing essentially the exact same character as he does on TV but with a different name. That was somewhat of a distraction, but he's really funny so it was OK.

It's nice to see a comedy that doesn't play down to the audience. Four out of five stars from me - my wife enjoyed it too.

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Garrett Boyte
Film Handler

Posts: 2
From: Oak Grove, LA
Registered: Jan 2010

posted 02-14-2010 03:35 AM

I thought this was one of the funniest movies I've ever seen. Plus it really reminded me of my own family!

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David Stambaugh
Film God

Posts: 4021
From: Eugene, Oregon
Registered: Jan 2002

posted 02-14-2010 07:29 PM

Today at Regal 15 in Eugene, #10, 35mm. The movie is pretty good, a crowd pleaser, has some good laughs. I give it a solid 3 out of 5, with a minor deduction because it seemed a little too long.

John Krasinski better hope he has a lifetime of residual checks coming in from The Office because that does indeed seem to be the only character he can play.

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Matt Skilton
Film Handler

Posts: 43
From: Bromley, Kent, UK
Registered: May 2009

posted 02-15-2010 05:01 PM

This was the first film I had to watch/rehearse in 2010 and I thought it was awful. It was made even worse by a poxy Toyota Prius making an appearance in the first 20 minutes!

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