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I was surprised that this was rated PG-13. When you see some mommy-bags, normally that indicates an R rating. But then again, it was pretty brief. So I guess it would count more as a flashing. Basically, we got flashed by Diane Keaton. The only thing that would have made that scene better would be if she had been wearing a trenchcoat.

Getting serious now, the movie was not bad. Although it seemed pretty obvious to me that it was written by a woman. Yes, women DO get the shaft when it comes to age. When a guy gets older, people usually consider him to be more distinguished-looking. When it happens to a woman, its botox time. This is definitely a double-standard in our society, but it's just that guys really don't spend a heck of a lot of time worrying about it.

Another good indication that it was written by a woman was the whole thing about a woman getting revenge on her ex-boyfriend by writing a play that totally trashes him. I know it is just a movie, but I would say that that is a pretty crappy thing to do to ANYBODY - womanizer or not.

And the final indicator was the whole thing about the young, rich, single doctor chasing the upper-middle aged woman. How many times does that happen in real life? Pretty seldom, which puts this safely in the realm of female fantasy rather than romantic comedy.

The fact that it was obviously written by a woman is not in itself necessarily a problem. The problem is that the female writer has turned this movie into her own personal fantasy, which is something that I as a guy am not all that interested in.

Don't get me wrong. As a guy, I can appreciate a good romantic comedy every now and then. A "Chick Flick", so to speak. But I don't like it when romantic movies so obviously play towards only a certain sexes' point of view. That makes the movie more of a female romantic fantasy than anything else. There's nothing wrong with that for people who like to watch that sort of thing. But that pretty much puts the movie in the "Romantic Comedy Made By Women for Women" category.


All that philosophizing aside, the movie had some pretty good moments. My favorite was the scenes with the email exchanges, with little subtle flirts going back and forth. Yeah, it was kind of corny, but I thought it was pretty realistic as far as how normal people interact. And the realistic things are what make a movie funny and good sometimes.

One of the best moments was when Jack's character started to type, "I Miss Y-" and then couldn't go on. That part was really well-written.

Probably the worst casting in this movie was Keanu Reeves. I mean, I love the guy in "The Matrix". I even like him in "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure." But in this movie, the chemistry just was not there. I kept trying to see him with Diane Keaton and no matter how I looked at it, it just did not fit. Keanu's acting wasn't bad or anything. And it's not just the age problem. It just did not work. Maybe it's because Keanu Reeves still looks like a 20-year-old in my mind, and that is just TOO young. I think somebody else would have made a much better pick to play the young doctor, though I don't know who.


There is one thing though that irks me about this movie more than anything else, and Hollywood is notorious for it. What is Hollywood's fetish with always showing divorced people still hanging out together as "just friends." HELLO? That is about the most unrealistic thing I know.

Here is THE REAL WORLD: When people get divorced, 99.9% of the time the husband and wife can't stand each other and don't want to see each other ever again. If they are coworkers, one of them quits and goes to a new job just to get away from that sorry SOB. They DO NOT invite each other to each other's house "just to hang." They DO NOT continue working closely with each other. And most importantly, they DO NOT go on dinner dates with each other!

I just honestly do not understand this thing that Hollywood has with just showing people sleep together, move in together, have a kid, get married, then get divorced, then still stay good "Friends." What the heck? That NEVER works in real life.

Maybe they show it that way because of the high divorce rate in Hollywood; people get married and divorced there all the time. It's no big deal there - kind of like ordering your meal. If you didn't like what you got, you just send it back and get something else. It's not that way in the rest of America, and I get pretty sick and tired of having that twisted morality shoved down my throat.

Aside from that particular soapbox rant, I'd say that it is a decent movie. Not one I'd probably want to see again, but a Chick Flick worth renting at least. And I'm talking to you guys who have made your wives sit through too many Stallone movies with you. You need to give something back every now and then, fellas!

You saw MY ass! You don't see me acting nuts and wearing glasses and hats and weird outfits!
Upon its release, this movie was celebrated as a "mature" love story and isn't it great that Hollywood is finally reaching an older demographic?

I'm somewhat insulted by that praise, only because I was 33 when I saw this film for the first time and immediately loved it.

The chemistry between Nicholson and Keaton is solid and unnerving. When they're on screen together, the craft just drops away and we are voyuers to their every word and movement.

The script is quick-witted and smart. I love the plot technique of the play-within-a-play written by Keaton's Erica Barry that exacts a dramatic and hysterical revenge on everything Nicholson's Harry has done. I think it's something that every woman who writes dreams of doing.

The Keanu Reeves character (Julian the doctor) felt weird and oddly placed, although when DOESN'T a Keanu Reeves character feel weird and oddly placed?

I would have liked to see more of Frances McDormand only because I find her acerbic delivery delicious.

Is that an "I love you" or an "I love YA"?

Something's gotta give, as in no screenplay
I have tried three times to watch this film and could not. It is tired, dated and just plain dull.

Jack is dating Diane's daughter but they come to realize they should be together.

If you want to see Jack or Diane comedies buy As Good as it Gets or First Wives Club. They are actually funny!!

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