Wordiezett So much average

FeistyUpper If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

LouHomey From my favorite movies..

Raymond Sierra The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

punkmonk-12521 Saw the trailer -it looked bad and judging from the reviews most people think it's bad. Not a huge fan of Micheal Sheen and don't buy he would have hooked up with Reese back in the day, unless the guys were really ugly way back.Was hoping it was a smart funny self-critical look at the older woman younger guy/s thing. Some gifted feminist writers can hold up the mirror make you look at yourself, make you laugh, cry and leave you feeling like you want to either slash your wrists or pick your face up off the pavement and go at it again. Judging by the reviews, good and bad, the movie doesn't do that.Its harsh of me I know but anything with Candice Bergen in it is b-grade. If Barbra Streisand was her mother it would have been intriguing, still I'm sure its a light morale booster for 40 somethings -there's nothing wrong with that. Still my thoughts -it's not my cup of tea. Is this a review? No -an assumption!

emilygardner-70186 I don't know why the reviews for this movie are so poor. I found it to be a heartwarming story about family and relationships, and really funny. Sure, it wasn't groundbreaking, but I enjoyed watching it. Reese did an excellent job of portraying a strong, newly single mom. Don't let the bad reviews turn you off!

Neil Welch Alice is a single mother of independent means (her late father was an acclaimed film director) living in LA with her two daughters. After a drunk birthday celebration, she ends up with three young filmmakers taking up residence in her guest house. She enters into a sexual relationship with Harry, and the girls get on with all 3 young men. Then husband Austen arrives, looking to reconcile. Meanwhile daughter Isabel is looking for reassurance over a school drama project.This is a very slight entry in the rom-com-ish area, characterised by being quite amiable, but not particularly romantic, and not particularly comedic either. Reese Witherspoon and Michael Sheen have both done better and will no doubt do better in the future. Candice Bergen puts in a good-natured but largely unnecessary cameo as Alice's mom, pausing for a couple of one-liners on her way to collect her paycheck. The 3 lads are all fairly forgettable. Lola Flanery makes an impression as Isabel.The one thing I did like about this film is that one gets used to the romcom formula, and that formula dictated that either the Alice/Austen reconciliation would work out, or else the generation difference romance would work out. So kudos to this film for confounding my expectations in that direction.

gothichippy-61111 I rented this movie first On Demand after a horrible work day. I just felt I needed something to help me relax. And this movie delivered exactly what I needed. I loved it. After watching this movie, all of the bad from my day was gone. It definitely is one of the best feel good movies I have ever watched. The characters were so real and relatable. The story, to me, was perfect. It had just the right amount of romance, and humor. Reece Witherspoon was great in this. The 3 guys that play Harry, George, and Teddy were wonderful and I just wanted to hug them all. This movie just really depicts real life situations that can happen and it does it wonderfully. It is a movie about starting over, and it hits the nail on the head. I've been through a very similar situation personally and I could totally relate to this movie. After seeing it On Demand, I went and bought the DVD and have watched it another 6 times. I may need to buy another copy, because I think I will wear the first one out. Anyone who gives this movie a low rating, just doesn't get it. I personally loved the movie and I would recommend it to anyone. It is definitely in my list of favorites. I applaud everyone in it and associated with it and say job well done.