Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Fortysomething Cal Weaver (Steve Carell) thinks his marriage is perfect, until his wife Emily (Julianne Moore) admits to having an affair and asks for a divorce. Now Cal is single, shellshocked and looking for love with the help of expert ladykiller Jacob Palmer (Ryan Gosling), who gives Cal's manhood a remarkable makeover. Amid inappropriate crushes and romantic encounters, Cal and Jacob discover that being a player without the right partner isn't just crazy and stupid, it's impossible! This feel-good comedy with a soft spot for love features a brilliant ensemble cast that includes Emma Stone, Marisa Tomei and Kevin Bacon.
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Definitely Worth a Watch! - TheGame
This movie was really cute. It is really focused on Steve Carell and his relationship with Julianne Moore and how their marriage kind of falls apart and makes its way back. Steve Carell definitely does the "cuckhold" husband part well with this super uncomfortably awkward moments back into the dating scene, and his genuine believability as a decent husband and even better father. Julianne Moore was outshined fairly well by the entire cast, lol, even the son. Ryan Gosling could NOT have played his part better.Love Love Love - 0930tracey
I haven't loved a movie this much in a long time. It was funny, touching, sexy, and romantic all rolled into one fantastically acted film.
Steve Carrell was so charming and Ryan Gosling, well, is Ryan Gosling. Beyond being incredibly handsome, he brought tons of comedic moments throughout the entire film.
I highly recommend Crazy, Stupid, Love.A charming watch, don't forget to take time out for Crazy Stupid Love, despite crazy, stupid title - moviemonger
It may be a romantic story all over again but there is a freshness to Crazy Stupid Love which makes it eminently watchable. The characters are familiar: a middle-aged couple, a young couple and a teenage couple. Yet, their trajectory of romance is not so familiar. The middle-aged, much-married and recently separated Weavers try hard to go their separate ways but being quintessential soulmates, they never end up distanced and truly divorced. The 25-year old romance which began in high school with a chocolate mint ice cream is impossible to write off, however tempting the new options may seem. After all his heady encounters, which include one with wild cat school teacher Marisa Tomei (hilarious), Cal always ends up at Emily's doorstep, tending to their garden in the dead of night. The other love tracks include a teeny bopper one where Cal's 13-year-old son (Jonah Bobo) falls crazily in love with his 17-year-old baby-sitter (Analeigh Tipton) who in turn, harbours naughty fantasies for the father. Equally zany is the one-night stand between swashbuckling Ryan Gosling and the yuppie lawyer (Emma Stone) which ends up on a fiery note and doesn't take long to get transformed into a till-death-do-us-part affair. But nothing, just nothing is run-of-the-mill here, neither the characters nor the screenplay. The drama is finely nuanced with little touches that raise the emotional quotient to a high level while the humour is subtle, bordering on mild amusement. Steve Carell and Julianna Moore make a fine couple, lending both dignity and vulnerability to their roles while Gosling and Stone are perfectly mismatched (quite appealing). Young Jonah and his babysitter too lend a fine performance and never get thwarted by the adults and their affairs. In fact, the 13-year-old ends up as the torch bearer for the confused lot, enunciating the true credo of love and all that jazz.
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Definitely Worth a Watch! - TheGame
This movie was really cute. It is really focused on Steve Carell and his relationship with Julianne Moore and how their marriage kind of falls apart and makes its way back. Steve Carell definitely does the "cuckhold" husband part well with this super uncomfortably ...Love Love Love - 0930tracey
I haven't loved a movie this much in a long time. It was funny, touching, sexy, and romantic all rolled into one fantastically acted film.
Steve Carrell was so charming and Ryan Gosling, well, is Ryan Gosling. Beyond being incredibly handsome, he brought ...A charming watch, don't forget to take time out for Crazy Stupid Love, despite crazy, stupid title - moviemonger
It may be a romantic story all over again but there is a freshness to Crazy Stupid Love which makes it eminently watchable. The characters are familiar: a middle-aged couple, a young couple and a teenage couple. Yet, their trajectory of romance is not so familiar. ...