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Keaton - great; Nicholson - great; Reeves - not so great
I am normally one of these people who cringe at people of a certain age 'making out' or heaven forbid, 'doing it'. I was going to scream if I saw Jack Nicholson naked. Thankfully, we didn't, we just saw his butt, as he mooned everyone in his hospital gown! And the sex scenes were done tastefully, and was quite sweet at the same time. Diane Keaton is also very brave, as she appears naked in this, which is quite a funny scene when Jack sees her naked. It takes a brave woman of her age to appear naked, especially when she's approaching 60!

I'm not normally a great fan of Jack Nicholson, ask anyone and they will tell you his eyes totally freak me out! Don't ask me why! But I loved him in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, and this too - and there were two other Jack Nicholson movies in the "previews", Anger Management and that other one with Helen Hunt.

There was a great supporting cast in this, including Paul Michael Glaser (Starsky for all you fans out there) and Jon Favreau, both who's roles could have been expanded, to have a bigger part in the movie.

I was pretty disappointed with Keanu's role in this. He basically gets messed about by Diane Keaton's character, and his role at the end just gets left hanging.

At 2 hours 8 minutes long, this film was about 20 minutes too long. After Diane & Jack 'get it on', the scenes which appear afterwards are just stupid, and the scene where Diane cries is just plain embarrassing.

If you're an old romantic at heart, you'll get quite teary by the end of the movie. If you're not - then you'll probably hate it.

Jack's bum was the best part!
This film lost me when Diane's character, after sleeping with the sleazy old man who was her daughter's boyfriend, collapses into the bed and gasps, "I love sex!" It lost me even more when she decidss it's not sex she loves, it's Jack. I just don't understand how that transformation happened.

It was bad enough with the turtleneck sweaters that she wears summer and winter, and which she begs Jack to rip from her ( the turtleneck is a symbol of her frigidity, from which jack frees her - get it?).

It just did not ring true that a mature woman like Erica would fall for a man like Jack. His (convicingly played) character had zero attraction; neither physical nor mental nor spiritual. It was sheer neediness that drove her into bed with him. A mature woman understands this; the next morning she gives herself a shake and a dust off, feels rather ashamed when she sees his stubble and smells his morning breath, and swears never again.

Does anybody older than 17 wail like that after a one-week aquaintance and a one-night-stand? The cliche that older women who happen to be solo are so hungry for sex that they fall in love with the first best beast that comes their way is so tired it is embarassing.

As for Keanu - he was good, and convincing. A far better match for her. The age was not an issue here; they actually had something in common. Not his youth, not his body, but his mind. That's what we older women are really after: more depth. I mean, what would she and Jack have to talk about?

The age difference does not matter one bit. What matters is shallowness. Jack chasing after young women was shallow and needy. Erica sleeping with Jack was shallow and needy. The daughter lusting after a man older than her father was shallow and needy. The doctor's interest in Erica was neither shallow not needy - couldn't she feel that, and respond in kind? I'd have gone for him like a shot.

After their break up Jack goes around trying to find "closure" with all the women he's used and abused. I didn't believe it. And that is supposed to make him ripe for Diana. I didn't believe that either. So yes, though I enjoyed the beginning and had some good laughs, The film lost me. Not that the acting wasn't good; it was. It was the story that didn't work.

Infuriating Film!!
The fact that this film was written, produced and directed by a woman only reinforces my theory that we ARE our own worst enemy.
Nicholson's performance was a phone in. There's no getting around his charm...he'll always have a charisma that is difficult to turn away from. Keaton was, I believe, playing herself more than anything -- the dopey laugh, the painful discomfort around others -- with the exception that Keaton in real life has matured to the point of understanding that one can be a complete human sans love affairs. If only she would raise her standards in script choices ("First Wives Club?" Blech!)
The "moral" of the movie is that you must open yourself up to the pain to really feel alive. Wow! What a revelation. Who woulda' thunk it? I guess that Keaton's character opening herself up to the pain in her daughter's life, her sister's life, her ex's life wouldn't have worked? Oh, no...ya gotta' have a man.
Amanda Peet as the daughter is a doll. She glows on screen and was the only believable characterization in the whole film. Keanu was his usual leaden self, with just a touch of slime ball thrown in for good measure. I heard Keaton interviewed and she said that he's a terrific kisser. Good, she's been around long enough to be a good judge and she's paid enough dues to deserve to be kissed well. Francis McDormand is one of the greatest actresses of our time, and I can only assume she needed a new car or something to have taken this role.
If you're in the mood to watch Nicholson chew the scenery, watch Keaton get embarrassed or watch Reeves play doctor, you might find 128 minutes worth of fun in this film. If you are a strong believer that romantic love is a wonderful thing, a glorious thing, a special thing...BUT NOT A NECESSITY FOR A FULL LIFE, this film will infuriate you and make you wish you'd watched "As Good As It Gets" again instead.

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