It's Complicated (2009)

This film is so funny! My kids and I have seen it many times and have laughed a lot. Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin's performances are stunning! Alec is hilarious. Every scene he is in you will be laughing. Meryl Streep, what can I say: she is AMAZING: the best actress of all times. The film is funny, clever, cute, and wise! Maybe "It's complicated" will appeal more to people over 40. People who have formed a family and have lived the difficulties and joy of marriage. The music of the film is great. The chemistry is sparkling. And the performances can't get better. 10/10Enjoy, don't be such a grouch (I read very insulting reviews here), make some popcorn and be ready to enjoy and think about marriage, family, love, relationships, age, sex, and dreams.

I honestly laughed 0 times during this movie. And, no, I wasn't in a bad mood. Ha! Ha! It should be considered more of a romance movie. But it's not much of that either. It's just a silly, stupid movie. Don't waste your time.

It's Complicated really is a fantastically delicious treat by the queen of Rom-Coms herself, Nancy Meyers. Nothing shouts 'romantic comedy' better than two middle aged people fooling around and enjoying themselves. After all, this is exactly what this film should be about…romance and comedy. This is something that Nancy has never quite managed to reach in previous films such as 'Something's gotta give'. Nancy creates beautiful looking worlds that make you want to re- decorate your house, buy new lighting, wear new clothes and change your career to own a luxury bakery. Just watching this film and listening to even more of the audio wonders from Hans Zimmer keeps you hooked on this film and the light humour throughout keeps you smiling. Casting in this film is brilliant…one of the best I have seen in fact and everyone fits the characters extremely well from bakery owner Jane (Streep), lawyer Jake (Baldwin) and newcomer to the family Harley (Krasinski) all the way through to surgeon Dr.Moss (Patrick) who I must say looks a little bit plastic himself. Meryl Streep has undoubtedly give one of her best performances in years showing that she can still show her sexier side at 60. She plays an every day lady that runs a beautiful bakery alongside her personal life of having a house extension, having her sons graduation, her daughters wedding and an ex husband that she still has feelings for. Streep soon gets caught up in the whirlwind of life when architect Adam begins to show his affectionate side towards her and that is where she has to make a decision…Adam or Jake. This is where things become 'complicated'.Baldwin plays a careless character who shows that he still knows how to have fun in his older days. As well as having a psycho controlling wife, a spoilt young son and a job that he never seems to go to, Jake decides to go with his gut and crawls into bed with his ex wife Jane. This is the start of an official affair and things slowly slide to the bottom when he leaves his wife for Jane…who now has Adam… who has just got divorced and fell in love with Jane… See the problem here?Peace bearer Harley keeps the film entertaining and soon turns into one of the main characters after finding out everything thats happening between Jane and Adam, taking away some of the light from the older characters in the storyline. My only negative point about this film is the mannerisms of Jane's children who are now grown up and live away from home. They annoyingly interfere with Jane's private life and constantly ask questions when Jane runs outside to talk with Jake…not to mention crawling into bed together sobbing when they find out the divorce isn't completely over… which happened 10 years previously. Overall the storyline is brilliant and one that many people can relate to…proving that although things may become bad and life is a roller coaster of crazy events…everything will work out correctly in the end. The use of very neutral colours brings this film down to earth and the small comedy moments throughout are written to perfection. This film really is an easy watch and although it is aimed at an older audience, it's one that the younger generation can still definitely enjoy (I'm 19). Meyers really should have received more credit for this film and I look forward to seeing if she is able to top this one in future films.

I can't say how much I love this film. It's my guilty pleasure, I have seen it several times and its just a joy to watch.Streep is gorgeous and captivating on screen and Martin & Baldwin both have amazing presence. It's a refreshing romcom that doesn't circulate around the typical confused 20-something woman. Instead Jane (Streep) is a strong, intelligent, self possessed woman with kids and a career. She's refreshing in her empowered approach and her ability to create a beautiful life, with or without a man. Nancy Meyers creates the most beautiful, immersive set, down to the last detail.. Lavender icecream, croque monsieur, that house, that claw foot bath! It just feels like the home you've always wanted. A seriously gorgeous movie from start to finish.