  I have missed doing my Friday movie rental reviews so much the last few weeks, but it’s been so hard finding quality movies that may have slipped through the cracks. This is a fabulous one, and when I kept asking people if they ever saw it, they said no, so here it is, being added to the Movie Nightcollection! It’s Complicated is a wonderful movie, period. It stars Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin and as much as I am not a fan of Alec Baldwin… he even does a wonderful job in his role!
Meryl Streep’s character is living the life of a single, older woman after her husband left her for a younger woman. (The younger woman is played by Lake Bell, who is fun to hate in her role!) Her character is likable and fun and you will want to be friends with her. Steve Martin is the absolute sweetest guy in this film and of course Alec plays a jerk. A sort of, almost funny jerk… either way, they cast him well!
The scenery is beautiful and inspiring. I do not watch movies more than once, I think that’s creepy and I do not have time to waste like that (unless it’s Steel Magnolias …my all time favorite film!) This film happened to come on last week while I lay on the sofa with Pneumonia …so I did hunker in and watch it again, because it’s so lovely!
My husband rented it from Redbox last summer, and we fell in love with it then, but I must say, when I first saw what he brought home I’d thought… oh my gosh, ANOTHER Meryl Streep movie??? How different could it be from her other zillions of films? It’s amazing and we love it! She continues to create another entirely new character every time.
After all the hideous rentings we’ve done as of late, we have learned to follow our instinct and turn the bad ones off after 20 minutes. If we hate you after 20 minutes, it’s probably not going to get any better.
When we sit together and carve out time for a flick, we want to enjoy our time and be happy. I don’t want to be scared, repulsed, freaked out or horrified. I want a nice film where I can relax and enjoy myself or possibly solve a crime. This was a great break!
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-January 24, 2013
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MOVIE NIGHTS: It’s Complicated
