(2011, Dir. Glenn Ficarra and John Requa)
In Short: When his wife (Julianne Moore) asks for a divorce, 40-something dad Cal Weaver (Steve Carrell) seeks to reinvent himself with the help of bar-frequenting cool-guy Jacob (Ryan Gosling). And also a million other things are going on. There's no guesswork as to what this movie is about. It's spelled out clearly, mostly by a thirteen-year-old boy who never stops spouting weird tween wisdom about soulmates and fighting for the love of your life. Or something like that. Which is all well and good. But also, there's a lot to be said for the fact that there's comedy to be found in even upsetting situations that's not necessarily insensitive. So-called "romcoms" constantly forget to be funny! The same is not true for Crazy, Stupid, Love. There are some really supremely funny moments. Also I was surprised that there was sort of a twist towards the end and it super worked. There were a few of things I didn't love--the weird pacing with Emma Stone's storyline, all the babysitter stuff--but I hate to say that I kind of liked this movie a lot! It was shot beautifully and cleverly and I was super impressed and surprised. (Low expectations pay off?) I'd recommend watching this with friends. I watched it by myself but I'm sure it's even more fun with company!
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