“It’s Complicated,” directed by Nancy Meyers and starring Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin, is pure entertainment. It’s an intelligent romantic comedy for the ‘more experienced’ set. And Meyers, who also wrote the screenplay, plays with the genre enough that you’re never quite sure who’s going to get the ‘girl’ at movie’s end (although you can hope). Jane (Streep), a divorced mother of three grown children, owns a bakery in upscale Santa Barbara. Her ex, Jake (Baldwin), who has re-married, finds himself yearning for Jane. Nice guy Adam (Martin) is an architect supervising Jane’s home kitchen remodeling project. And with the various interactions, well, it’s complicated
One of the strengths of this movie is the talent of its stars. The performances are skilled and unforced and the chemistry is obvious. And John Krasinkski, who plays the soon-to-be husband of Jane and Jake’s oldest daughter, has some laugh-out-loud reactions to what’s going on with Jane. Meyers was able to convince Diane Keaton to disrobe in “Something’s Gotta Give” and she’s just as successful here. This time it’s Alec Baldwin who bares all in the funniest scene in the movie. So if you want a break from the heavy Oscar contenders or if you just want to enjoy yourself, be sure to see “It’s Complicated. 12/25/09
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Early on we saw a screening of "It's Complicated" to a full house in Hollywood. During the movie the audience laughed out loud (me with them) and at the end there was lots of applause. The chemistry between Maryl Streep, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin was masterful. Somehow Nancy Meyers directed the actors to be funny and touchingly poignant at the same time. This movie is a must see and I give it 5 out of 5 bags of popcorn.
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