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Starring: John Carroll Lynch, Kevin Bacon, Julianne Moore, Emma Stone, Marisa Tomei, Steve Carell, Liza Lapira
Director(s): Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
Available Quality: Hi Def
Country: USA
Year: 2011
Available Quality: DivX, Hi Def
IMDB Rating: 7.5 out of 10 (80434 votes)
Cal (Steve Carell) and Emily (Julianne Moore) have the perfect life together living the American dream... until Emily asks for a divorce. Now Cal, Mr Husband, has to navigate the single scene with a little help from his professional bachelor friend Jacob Palmer (Ryan Gosling). Make that a lot of help...
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sallymom34 (23 May 2012)
Wonderful movie
I so enjoyed this movie! The acting and writing were excellent and Iwas very moved by the end. It was so enjoyable! In particular I lovedthe long scene where Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling fell in love over thecourse of an evening. They had amazing chemistry, she is really turningout to be a terrific young actress. And he is always spot on. It waswonderful. But everything was good! Sometimes Julianne Moore isn't thatsympathetic to me but I enjoyed her here very much. The same for SteveCarrell. This was his best work since the movie with Juliette Binoche(I loved that one, too, DAN IN REAL LIFE). As opposed to some of thegross out comedies of the summer, this one really trusted theintelligence of the audience. I hope these filmmakers continue on.
William K. Scurry Jr. (23 May 2012)
The worst movie I've seen in a LONG time.
Aside from an occasionally inspired moment or two from Marisa Tomei,this movie is an unstructured, poorly-scripted, badly-edited waste ofsome very talented people's time. Steve Carell took it upon himself toshepherd this to fruition quite unwisely -- maybe he should think longand hard about the material he wants to bring to the screen. Betweenthis and "Dinner For Schmucks," he's done a poor job of working thepost-"Office" movie angle. The script left no hint as to what anyonewas feeling, and we had to take it on face value what was going on inthe characters' heads. We were never given a clue as to whether weshould like Carell, Gosling, Moore, Bacon, etc. I don't know how youget anything this wrong.Oh, and Julianne Moore was miscast.
Zolaktaf (22 May 2012)
It could be way more better
The best scene of movie was when at the surprise party "dad" finds outwho is his daughter's boyfriend. a funny struggle but also complicated! Emma stone role and action was amazing. but falling in love for a 13years old kid was not attractive. also movie had a slow rhythm, somestereo-type sub-stories that could be more different and attractive byinjecting some more creativity into the writer's brain. Addingsex-factor and stupid-sudden-coincidences are not a mature-noble way ofwriting but unfortunately these things always work, people need to beentertained without-thinking and just having fun. I laughed loud atseveral moments of this movie but that was totally temporary and reallystupid.
ChipperX (21 May 2012)
Crazy, Stupid, 40 Year Old Virgin Still In Love.
Love is all of these things at once - that is why a movie called"Crazy, Stupid, Love." succeeds as a romantic comedy. Okay, okay - thatis only part of the reason. The ingredients for the success of thismovie are irreverent comedy, razor-sharp dialogue, awesome imaginationand great execution. In other words, the writers keep the love sidehot, and the stupid side cool. No, really.Case in point: The divorce (AKA Crazy). As the movie opens, we see Caland Emily having dinner together at a restaurant - a seemingly perfectscenario which rapidly degenerates as Emily asks Cal for a divorceafter 20 years of marriage. On the way home from dinner, Cal rousesfrom his catatonic state and throws himself from the moving car Emilyis driving. Despite the awkward moments presented at dinner and duringthe car ride home, we can see that the two still love one another. Cal(Steve Carell) is predictably upset, since we learn much later that hischaracter has only had ONE sexual partner his entire life - his wifeEmily (Julianne Moore). With the help of his pre-teen son Robbie (JonahBobo), Cal sets out on a ridiculous quest to win her back. That's justCRAZY.Get ready for the fireworks... (AKA the Stupid). This sets the stagefor Steve Carell to sort-of reprise hisbumbling-but-good-natured-and-somehow-sexy role Andy from The FortyYear Old Virgin. And... it works. Somehow. This time, Steve has a wingman in Ryan Gosling (Jacob). Jacob quickly tires of cuckolded Cal'svocally incessant, divorcée whining at a local pick-up bar and decidesto assist Cal the only way he knows how - by turning Cal into amisogynistic, promiscuous man-whore. Cal focuses on making himself moreattractive to Emily, while Jacob focuses on making Cal more attractiveto women. Any woman. All women. Every woman. While this premise of themovie - Cal's desire to reunite with Emily - is not ridiculous byitself, the way Cal goes about fulfilling this motivation is simplyoutrageous - and laugh-out-loud funny.Steve Carell mutates from a sexless eunuch into an oversexed gigolo inthe space of 30 minutes. It isn't entirely believable, but it is quiteentertaining - Jacob slaps Cal's face - A LOT, gets him into the gym,and browbeats Cal into buying a hip, new wardrobe. Meanwhile Robbie,wing man #2, guilt-trips Cal into trying to win his mother back.Unfortunately, Robbie has the hots for his much-older baby-sitter ornanny, Jessica (Analeigh Tipton), who is in love with none other thanCal, her boss. Not to be outdone, Cal's older daughter Hannah (EmmaStone) falls in love with Cal's wingman-cum-misogynist, Jacob, whom Calbegins to despise for "ruining" his daughter.The resolution of the movie (AKA Love), is where its beauty truly lies.There are plenty of sight gags and one-liners to keep everyoneentertained, but beneath all the hilarity is a gorgeous, messy paintingwhich seeks to mirror the real world. I would not call this a typical"Hollywood" ending, but I was very satisfied with the way all of thedramatic threads of this film were deftly tied together.Does Cal eventually get Emily back? Do Jacob and Hannah live happilyever after? Does Jessica eventually return Robbie's affections? We arenot given these answers - nor do we need them. We are allowed to playout the rest of the drama in our own imaginations - and sometimes it'sjust better that way. Loved it! - Chipper F. Xavier, Esq.
robideau50 (19 May 2012)
Finally, a good comedy!
I could hardly wait for Hangover 2, it was terrible. Bad Teacher,another disappointment. All the funny lines were ran together for thepreviews and that was it. Horrible Bosses had potential but thecharacters were too dumb to be believable. Crazy, Stupid Love wasfinally a different story, just a simple, touching comedy. Not roll onthe floor, but thoroughly enjoyable to the very end. I would see itagain. I happen to think Steve Carell is one of the best comedic actorsand he proved it again in this movie.The surprise for me was how funnyRyan Gosling was. I would never have pictured him playing a characterthat I really liked. And Marisa Tomei was really an extra bonus, shewas perfect for her part.
kiwiwifi (18 May 2012)
Gushy reviews + mediocre movie = smelly rat
Most of the rave reviews for this movie are WAY over the top which nowmakes me suspicious. I don't want to be too harsh on the movie (as itis what it is). But, the combination of the great reviews and themediocre movie has really made me upset and I wasted $36. Somethinghere is askew. The net result is that made me mad. I should have smelta rat... Even my wife felt we were ripped off and she is usually veryforgiving of romantic comedies. It was a 5.5 all day... I would havegone to something else if I had of known.http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/money/5541618/Businesses-spin-a-web-of-deceit
thesar-2 (15 May 2012)
She Said, He Said, Repeat
Another fantastic comedy did 2011 produce with Crazy, Stupid, Love. Toobad, I don't flock to see comedies in the theatre too often or Iwould've enjoyed this one a lot sooner.Some old concepts rolled into one movie get a breath of fresh airthanks to fantastic writing, humor, characters and acting. Everyoneinvolved put their 100% in; everyone had realistic reactions and movedthis almost two-hour movie to feel like it flew by.Most notable was Ryan Gosling. He plays the clichéd womanizer, but doesit with such depth and ease; you'll both love him and hate himsimultaneously. It's no wonder he recently was nominated for a GoldenGlobe for this performance.Too bad Steve Carell was snubbed, though. Sure, he plays his typicalmopey self, but he does make you feel for him every step of the way.And though his scenes with Gosling were great, his comic timing andlines with Julianne Moore were priceless. She laughs at his lines Âthat's her character queues  but it almost seems genuine, like shedidn't expect them and laughed like the rest of us did.This isn't to take away from everyone else. I always have a specialplace in my heart for Emma Stone. Let's just say: everyone, includingthe love struck son, Robbie played by Jonah Bobo, did a fantastic job.Immediately into the feature, it's announced Emily Weaver (Moore) wantsa divorce after 20+ years of marriage to Cal (Carell). He flips,literally  out of a moving vehicle, moves out of their home and beginsanew at the bar. There he's courted by Jacob (Gosling) into the art ofpicking up women.The movie's a lot more complicated than that with multiples layers andother characters and how they love their own interests as well as reactamongst themselves. And despite the web spun from one corner to thenext, the movie masterfully never strays too far and stays on track.Great movie, incredibly funny and touching, it's an absolute must see.One of the best of 2011.
gino-cabrera (14 May 2012)
The connections that you finally couldn't see from a mile away...
I will admit from opening bell, that I do enjoy sappy love movies. Itwas a movie that made you laugh,cry,wonder and cover your eyes. Stevekeeps true to his on screen character and his own real life strengthbut never forgetting to mumble some sort of funny line even in his most"sappy-est" of moments. I give this movie two thumbs up for its twistat the end and keeping it out of viewers sights so well! I do howeverwish that they would have developed a little more back story withRyan's character but still, a movie to be enjoyed by all. Emma deliverssome nice side humor along with her friend in the movie as well! Ibelieve Steve may have surpassed expectations of his ability to playthat main love role and still maintain his "funny guy" image.
r stephens (14 May 2012)
Crazy Stupid Slow Depressing Move
This is a slow, depressing, very disjointed movie. It is not romanticand other than a great scene with Marisa Tomei, it is not a comedy.Carrell and Moore are hardly seen for the middle 70 minutes or so ofthe movie; rather the movie inexplicably focuses on the extremelycreepy friend of the Carrell character.The movie hops from scene to scene with no real segue and no emotionalties develop to any character.The first 90 minutes are a brutal bore. Thankfully it does cometogether in a mildly humorous development toward the end, but 90minutes of sheer boredom is too great a price to pay
(13 May 2012)
Good Lite Drama
Cal (Carell) learns his wife Emily (Moore) wants a divorce from what hethought was a happy marriage. He meets Jacob (Gosling) who changes Calinto a ladies man, sort of. I thought this was going to be another lame chick flick with no-laughs,dirty sex talk, raunchy language, no clever sight gags along with sillyand stupid things that are mandatory in a Hollywood comedy. And, I wasfoaming at the mouth just thinking about how scathing a review I wouldwrite. I couldn't wait for this to be over to start writing. Well, I was wrong. This had none of that except the no-laughs partstill held true (and, one F-bomb was uttered). This is not a comedyalthough billed as such. This is lite-drama and was well acted. Quiteenjoyable.And, it got complicated: Cal is getting a divorce from Emily who isseeing David Lindhagen (Bacon) at work; Jessica (Tipton), the babysitter, is in love with Cal; Jacob teaches Cal how to pick up women nowthat Cal is single; Cal's 13-yr old son Robbie (Bobo) is in love with17-yr old Jessica; Cal picks up Kate (Tormei) who is also Robbie'steacher. Emily is surprised that Cal knows Kate and has dated her. ThenJacob says he has found true love, for the first time, and Cal isimpressed until he discovers that Jacob is in love with Hannah (Stone).Now, Cal is angry because he knows about Jacob and how he behavesaround women. Then Jessica's father Bernie (Lynch) is shown nakedpictures Jessica's mother found in Jessica's bureau that were ofJessica that Jessica took to interest Cal in her (Remember Jessica isin love with Cal. Keep up). Got it?Then they all meet, somehow, in the back yard of Cal's (now Emily's)house and a fight breaks out. Cops are called who tell everyone if theyare going to fight, do it in the house and keep it all in the family.This was the closest we came to some actual humor. I saw many places for good lines, some comedic facial expressions andsome rather good sight gags, but none showed up and I wasn't consulted.Just the normal stuff as I described above. Kind of like a slice oflife within a family that went off center for a while.The name David Lindhagen was mentioned many times in the movie andacted almost like a punch line in some conversations. There is a nicelittle surprise regarding Hannah. If you watch the movie you will seewhat I mean and be surprised too. Can't tell you now as that will spoileverything. I have told you most things that you will discover anyway as you goalong, but keep in mind that it's in the telling that the story unfoldsand you don't know everything. Yet.Violence: Yes, the fight in the back yard. Sex: Yes, under covers in adarkened room You see nothing. Nudity: No. Jessica took nude photos ofherself, but we didn't see them. Language: One F-bomb was heard. About20 A-Holes was heard too.
baker3909 (09 May 2012)
Overall - just cute
Well, saw this one last week. I never go to the movies anymore b/cthere's nothing out but I love Julie and Steve so I thought I'd givethis one a try. Unfortunately, there's not enough Julie and Steve. Andif you're going to have a romantic comedy, my ONE recommendation is toat least have the main characters make out/kiss. I'm so over thesemovies where they can't even do a decent kiss at the end or no kissingat all.I'm positive if filmmakers that don't want to have at least one kisswith the stars of the movies, then they can take out the "romantic"designator out. They should have just called this movie "Crazy,Stupid".Overall the kids were cute in the movie and there's a great surprise atthe climax (of course no "romantic" climax - that is. lol). Wellwritten and of course the acting is well done. Kevin Bacon is tastyaddition as well.
Reel_starz (09 May 2012)
Crazy, Stupid, Love is a real crowd-pleaser
It was roughly two-thirds of the way into Crazy, Stupid, Love when Irealized how invested the audience in my theater had become. The keyscene involved a mom cleaning her daughter's room, a seemingly mundanemoment that produced gasps and cries of "Oh no!" even before thecharacter makes a very revealing discovery. It's a scene that, muchlike the rest of Crazy, Stupid, Love, a heartwarming and, at times,painfully honest depiction of three couples at various stages in eachof their relationships, unfolds not with predictability so much asinevitability. Unlike your average, generic romantic-comedy, this moviefocuses less on the end, on who will end up with whom, than on thespecial and often surprising connections that are made along the way.What's more, it achieves the remarkable and all-too-rare feat ofactually moving the audience to care about the central characters, tocheer when they come out on top and sympathize when they don't.Using a witty, compassionate and ever-so-slightly subversive scriptfrom Dan Fogelman, directors Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, who are bestknown for writing the pitch-black comedy/satire Bad Santa and only haveone other directorial effort under their belts (last year's I Love You,Philip Morris), guide the production along with subtle ease. Theystrike an ideal balance between humor and drama, allowing the overalltone to develop organically. Laughs come mostly in chuckles at thecleverness of a line or its delivery and are never awkwardly forced into lighten up a scene, while the emotions feel genuine without becomingmanipulative. Most of all, their restrained approach allows the actorsto breathe and to fully embody the characters they've been given.Speaking of which, has there ever been a more likable group of peopleassembled for a film, much less a romantic comedy? The cast gelsremarkably well, and at no point is anyone singled out as a villain;even when a character threatens to become unlikable, the actor portrayshim or her with such keen understanding that it ultimately becomeshard, if not impossible, to not root for each and every one of them.Whenever the film tiptoes the line toward schmaltzy, they pull it back,making every line and emotion feel utterly real. As the unquestionablelead of the film, Steve Carell displays a tenderness and dramatic depthhe'd only hinted at in previous works like the unexpectedly moving The40-Year-Old Virgin and occasional episodes of The Office, while RyanGosling, all immaculate grooming, sly grins and twinkling eyes, isperfectly cast as his foil, Jacob, a suave ladies' man who's reallyusing all that money and swagger to disguise the emptiness he feelsinside. Julianne Moore and Emma Stone are both lovely as Emily andHannah, respectively, radiating a down-to-earth presence andrelatability that many other Hollywood actresses seem to lack. Alsoworth noting are Analeigh Tipton and Jonah Bobo, who form Crazy,Stupid, Love's youngest romantic pairing and have been all but ignoredby the movie's publicity campaigns despite their obvious talents.What truly sets Crazy, Stupid, Love apart from other modern-dayromantic comedies, aside from the perceptive writing and direction anda dream cast, is that it strives to be meaningful, rather than justmindless, predictable fluff. Though the movie employs its share ofclichés (precocious kid, guy falls for the one girl who initiallyrejected his advances, etc.) , it's often done with a knowing wink,most obviously when, after an altercation with Emily, his ex, and rainbegins to pour down on him, Carell's despondent Cal mutters, "What acliché." It shows that love is messy, irrational, sweet and universal,filled with regrets and tears as well as hope and joy. It celebratesmovies like Say Anything or Jerry Maguire where sentimental wasn't abad word and love meant more than sex, diamond earrings and expensive,candlelit dinners, where those small, precious moments of quietintimacy  a shared look, a simple but honest conversation, a laugh, asmile, buying a mint chocolate chip ice cream cone, a spontaneous phonecall  speak as loudly as the grandest, most dramatic, craziestgestures.In short, Crazy, Stupid, Love does what the best romantic comedies do:it gives us a glimpse into the raw, human moments that collectivelybuild to bring two people together  or, at times, tear them apart; wefall in love with them just as they fall in  or, out of  love witheach other. It's the perfect date movie, and so much more. To all theother ones, the mediocre, cornball, lazy, offensive rom-coms andchick-flicks out there, Ryan Gosling has a message for you: be betterthan The Gap. Be better than The Gap.
donflush (05 May 2012)
kitsch, sloppy, no love
I went to see this upon reading the cast members...Marisa Tomei,Julianne Moore, Kevin Bacon, wow. But what a waste of talent for thesepeople, and a waste of time for me as well. The story felt very sloppy,and the characters were bland as a result. Steve Carell's role remindedme of his role in "40-yr-old virgin": nerdy middle-age guy with littlesexual experience. Sure he managed to be funny at parts but talk abouttypecast! Ryan Gosling's role meant to be a muscular dandy but came offas border-line homosexual. His upper body seemed to occupy an unhealthyamount of screen time. And one scene they put Steve Carell's face righton Ryan Gosling's groin area-what the hell was that all about? Oh andthe whole thing about the 17-yr-old babysitter taking naked photos ofherself for Cal(Steve Carell)-what?? How's that funny? It's ratherdisturbing! Julianne Moore's performance was kind of generic and Icouldn't take one more shot of her teary, blank stare. And I alsothought their kid (Jonah Bobo) was horrid! His character was the mostpainful to watch, following by Emma Stone. My! What a terrible actress.The total lack of depth of the film was astounding. Please can someonetell me what's the point of the story? I mean, really. I think it wasmade for people that are grown up on the outside but still 8-yr-olds onthe inside. For the real grown-ups, it might leave a bad taste in yourmouth, so be warned.
rebecca-ry (05 May 2012)
A Pleasant Surprise
This film surprised me, despite liking most of the actors in it Ialways assumed this would be another cheesy chick-flick with some gagsthrown in but, it was so much better!The script is simply great. Nearly every actor in this film performswell and it is obvious they all got along well whilst filming. Theroles of Julianne Moore and Steve Carell worked well but I particularlyliked scenes with Ryan Gosling and Carell talking in the bar becausethere are some points where you can see they are both trying to hold inlaughter and I love seeing that in films. I like to know they enjoyedacting as much as I enjoyed watching this film. Towards the end of the film it begins to get cheesy but not to thepoint where you start to lose interest. There are some genuinelaugh-out-loud moments in this film and it can leave you in tears withsome comedy sequences. Emma Stone's role in this was probably the best. She was hilarious asusual in this with her storyline being quite bizarre. That was my mainobjection to this film, everyone's storyline was great or at leastreally funny despite being unbelievable but, the story between Carelland Moore's son and his babysitter was just ludicrous. Not even funny,at some points it was just awkward watching it - especially at the end.I of course will not give anything away but it is the main factor ofthis film which wasn't really needed, it did provide some laughs but itgot to the point where you just didn't want to see them in the film atall.Overall, this is a really good film. It's been a while since I saw areally good girl's film. I would recommend it to those who likecomedies but particularly romantic comedies. If you don't like thatgenre then maybe this film isn't for you but you will still laugh atsome parts.
Film Watchin Fool (03 May 2012)
Crazy, Stupid, Good
Watch this if...you are up for a realistic romantic comedy withsubstance. It is as good as advertised.Acting/Casting: 7* - A really nice job casting the right people for theright roles in this movie. It is full of great actors who all do agreat job playing their roles.Directing/Cinematography/Technical: 7* - Very well put together andmanages to be really entertaining although the content isn'tnecessarily kind to the fact.Plot/Characters: 7* - A recently divorced man cheated on by his wifemeets a younger ladies man that helps reinvent himself with women, buthe ends up getting more than he bargained for in the end.Entertainment Value: 7* - More realistic and serious than your run ofthe mill romantic comedy, but that is what makes it entertaining andeasy to identify with. I highly recommend to anyone looking for a goodromantic comedy with substance.My Score: 7+7+7+7 = 28/4 = 7.0
delightful-life (03 May 2012)
Wow, a romcom with a difference. :-)......
If you have read the story line - then this looks like another clichédmovie. I saw it only because of its good rating, and boy am I glad.:-)..............Steve Carell (The Office) is absolutely brilliant. The Office lost itssteam once he left, he is someone who can carry an entire cast, he isthat good! And Ryan Gosling, he was quite good in Drive, and he does it againhere. I think we have another huge actor coming up here and we will beseeing him in a 'lot' of movies for the next 20 years.Emma Stone (Easy A), another excellent performance.The entire cast is good.This is one heck of a stylish movie, very well directed andchoreographed. I just saw captain America and came away disappointed,that had a fantastic story and they spoiled it. Here they had a clichédstory and they have turned it around into something cool and fun.Hats off...............Go see it, you will not be disappointed.Cheers! :-)...............
Anders Bjerg (02 May 2012)
A movie with heart and humor
This movie is close to perfect, when it comes to a romantic movie,which also succeeds in being funny and witty at the same time, withoutone of them being too much. I sat down and watched this with my expectations kind of high, afterhearing about it, and watching trailers etc.The movie starts off fast and you're captured by the very firstminutes. The story throughout the movie is great, and the plot is funnyand well-thought. You cannot do anything else than loving this moviebecause it has so much heart and personality. Sometimes a romantic movie can be too corny or too crazy and too stupidto love. Yes, this is "Crazy, Stupid, Love" but it has the perfectamount of each of those things to satisfy someone who's looking for amovie to laugh at, love and enjoy.This is without a doubt one of the best romantic comedies in quite awhile, so you should definitely go see it, and if you already have,then watch it again!
khan2705 (01 May 2012)
sweet and a bit funny romantic movie which needed a bit more than what it had .....
At fortysomething, straight-laced Cal Weaver (Steve Carell) is livingthe dream-good job, nice house, great kids and marriage to his highschool sweetheart. But when Cal learns that his wife, Emily (JulianneMoore), has cheated on him and wants a divorce, his "perfect" lifequickly unravels. Worse, in today's single world, Cal, who hasn't datedin decades, stands out as the epitome of un-smooth. Now spending hisfree evenings sulking alone at a local bar, the hapless Cal is taken onas wingman and protégé to handsome, thirtysomething player Jacob Palmer(Ryan Gosling).Starring, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Julianne Moore, Emma Stone,Marisa Tomei , Jonah Bobo , Beth Littleford , John Carroll Lynch ,Kevin Bacon , Analeigh Tipton , Joey King , Liza Lapira , Josh Groban.Directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, directors of I Love You,Phillip Morris.well here it is a Romantic comedy drama which actually is somewhatromantic, has comedy and drama. i was really looking forward to thismovie after the very good response by both audience and critics. i amnot saying i was disappointed or something but it just wasn't what iwas expecting or i thought. it never gets Crazy as the title suggests,it is not stupid but definitely has love. it is crazy in a way that allthe characters have some really crazy life situations and things goingon, yes in that way it is crazy. it has every type of love, i mean loveat first site, lost love, ever lasting love, crushes and everythingelse like that.movie starts off very well but after the first half, itgets really bellow average.i see more maturity in the direction from their last too silly and tooweird I Love You, Phillip Morris. they have progressed i think. thismovie could have been something of a big and lovely movie but it is tooforgettable. it never even tries to be clever or smart. the characterswere too self absorbed and the whole movie was too phony for me. thatusually bothers me. i wished they looked at actual people's life morecloser and should have observed more clearer than they did to get thismovie. they really looked like people from another planets, aliens, icouldn't connect to them or understand their feelings.Steve Carell as Cal is a man who finds his wife Emily, Julianne Moorecheated on him with her Coworker David played by Kevin Bacon and shedemands divorce. Cal starts frequents visit to a bar every night afterhe moves out of the house. he yells his sad story to everyone loud.Jacob, played by Ryan Gosling kind of notices him and decides to helphim. he himself is really dashing and womanizer king of a guy who knowsTips To The Trade. the trade being bedding a girl every night withsimple talks and gestures. he gets him a whole look and wardrobechange, starts meeting girls like him and the story continues to arather nice and sweet end. their is Emma Stone playing Hannah, a lawstudent who rejects Jacob at first but falls for him. and other arcstoo but not gonna get into that.when the reviews first started rolling in, everyone was just talkingabout Ryan Gosling. i really agree with the fact that his wholepersona, the look, the attitude and his comic performance was nothingbut a treat. he really was someone who is a Fairy Godmother typefigure, a very too fantasy like. he is not someone you will find aroundyou easily. Ryan looked super hot and really good in this movie. i amnot a big Steve Carell fan but he really impressed me with hisdepiction of this character. he could have played it like a dead dullman with everything lost and too all over the place guy but he managedto keep a certain amount of balance in his performance with some comicapproach to it and being the way he is. he was someone that was verybelievable to me among the entire characters. Julianne Moore once againplays someone who cries and yells and whines a lot. she always performstoo over the top for me, i think she always was overrated. hercharacter was someone you really want to go and slap her. Kevin Bacondid a nice job, he wasn't much in the movie but like a nice addition tothe cast.Emma Stone is one gorgeous girl, she is really someone who has goodcomic timings and pulls romantic comedies very well. you have latelyseen her like in every movie. she did nice, nothing great. Marisa Tomeias the teacher of Cal's son was nice too. i loved that crazy scene whenCal brings her to his apartment and moreover the Parent Teacher Meetingone where she gets really crazy. i laughed so hard at her, herexpressions and the whole attitude was seriously hilarious.there are some moments in the movie which really are touching, veryfew. it has some hilarious scenes that made me laugh. the pacing wasslow which was something i liked but the way movie itself was movingwas something i didn't liked. so it had Screenplay problems, that ruinseverything. Editing was not done well. everything else was okay in it.its not a high recommendation from me but you might like or even insome way love it, it maybe intoxicating for you too. it is a nice takeon romantic comedy drama movies that needed much more than what it gotbut you still like it for everything it had and have good time.
3xHCCH (30 April 2012)
The Plot and the Characters are Unbelievable
There had been a lot of good words about this comedy called "CrazyStupid Love." Although I am not really a guy who would go and watch aromantic comedy, I watched this one for Steve Carrell, whom I believeis one of the funniest guys in Hollywood now. This movie starts with Emily (Julianne Moore) telling her husband of 25years Cal (Steve Carrell) that she wants a divorce while they weredining in a restaurant. OK, so now I know that I have a black comedyahead of me. The movie follows Cal who was "helped" by playboy Jacob(Ryan Gosling) to get him ready to meet other women. One of the womenhe hooks up with is Kate (the hilarious Marisa Tomei). Emily on theother hand, takes up with David (the ever smarmy Kevin Bacon). Side stories include Jacob hooking up with young lawyer Hannah (EmmaStone), who in turn was hoping her colleague (Josh Groban) wouldpropose to her. Meanwhile, Cal and Emily's 13-year old son Robbie issure that his 17-year old babysitter Jessica (America's Next Top Modelfinalist Analeigh Tipton) is his soul mate. But she is in love with amuch older married man. Such is the complicated web that this movieweaves.Steve Carrell again does very well with this sad-sack character that heseems to know so well. His deadpan delivery in some pretty funnysituations that Cal gets himself into was spot on. The character ofRyan Gosling though, I find preposterous. I agree with Cal's belatedrealization that this guy is one big creep. The women basically playstraight men to the male characters, with Marisa Tomei shining in thelaughs department despite her short role.While I liked the surprises in the climax and the touching scene atRobbie's graduation, the rest of the film did not really appeal to metoo much. Yes, there were funny parts but a lot fall flat for me. Imust say that for conservatives, there can be a lot of uncomfortablesituations that may be hard to watch in this film. I know women maydisagree with me about Ryan Gosling's part though.
cmarschal-21-83114 (30 April 2012)
My first review ever: This film is much more than expected!
I expected it to be the usual Steve Carell comedy (like 40 year oldvirgin), but I turned out to be both a comedy and a nice drama withemotional depth and a few twists. After seeing the film You will end uphappier than before! :) I am thankful for that! It is about true loveamidst all the usually propagated casual sex and about realizing howprecious that true love is. That's an extraordinary message for acomedy! The chemistry between the cast members works and makes thestory believable. Especially the young boy had an important part andnicely glued the family together. I got surprised, give it my firstreview and a 8 out of 10. Enjoy!
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