Nonureva Really Surprised!

CommentsXp Best movie ever!

Clarissa Mora The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

Patience Watson One of those movie experiences that is so good it makes you realize you've been grading everything else on a curve.

Joe_Rog The premise is about a family of writers, a father, daughter and son dealing with love over the course of a year. The father is a divorcee and still has conflicting feelings for his ex-wife who he has been apart from for 3 years. It's a story about finding love and holding onto it, i guess another theme could be to not rush head on into love for fear of getting hurt and doing this by learning from personal experience (for instance the daughter and son learning from their parents).This film has an amazing cast (amazing as in great performances, it's not exactly an A-list cast which i think would ruin it due to the genre of the film) and uses the actors to the absolute best of it's abilities.One of the best performances in this movie is probably Greg Kinnear as he strikes the balance between a good and a bad father through no fault of his own as he's caught up in the complexities of his own love life. Which is another great thing about this film, as the children are supposed to be between 17-19 years old, they actually go through the same problems as the adults, thus making everyone in this film equal and shows that no matter who you are or what you're background is, everyone gets hurt by love, and more or less everyone reacts the same.If I had one problem with this film it's that it could have been about 20-30 minutes longer as it's one of those films where you want to know more back story of the characters, particularly Greg Kinnear's.But as I say, this film couldn't have used the actors better for this genre. To compliment the acting and great story the soundtrack is one of the best I've heard for a long time. The first track we hear is "Home - Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros" which is an amazing, comforting, happy, melancholic song in of itself, but it opens the film with a huge bang of presumptions that enter your mind of where this film could lead you.It leads you exactly where you want it to.There will be some things I've left out purposefully as I hate any reviews or trailers that just show you all the best bits and you go to see the movie and find that they really were the ONLY good bits. So watch the movie and enjoy it for what it is!

moviepowerratings Acting/Cast: PR: Solid - 65 - The cast is well put together and has both established stars (Kinnear, Connelly, Bell) and upcoming and hopfeul players (Collins, Wolff, Lerman). All fit their roles and play their parts well, but there is no standout performances here and it is about what you would expect from this crew.Directing/Production: PR: Average - 55 - There is nothing but average directing and production in this film. It has some slow spots and really doesn't have any strong spots that would make it anything but average. The cinematography of beach is nice and fitting for the movie and theme, but that is the one thing that sticks out to me most.Story: PR: Average - 50 - A father, his ex-wife, and their children are all in pivotal relationship stages in their lives and have the passion for writing in common (outside of the ex-wife). While all their stories and relationships are different and unique, they all are ultimately predictable. The main plot here is nothing new and very average overall.Entertainment Value: PR: Average - 55 - I found myself entertained, but not to the point of not getting sidetracked or even being able to step away for a few minutes and not feeling that I missed much. Was an okay watch, but don't expect I will watch again in the future.Power Rating: 56.25

ninamaelouw My worst movie of all time used to be Dear John, that place has now been taken by Stuck in Love. It is an incoherent and inconsistent drama filled with bad acting, unrealistic plot twists, and it can't seem to decide which tragic subplot to follow. It is painfully annoying - so annoying that you want to speak over the characters lines rather than hear the pseudo- intellectual cynical rants that they go on. It's not even a lighthearted, shallow romance - no one could gain any enjoyment from this movie. The characters are all annoying in uniquely different ways, and this is enhanced by some really terrible acting. Please don't watch it.

mrshev Sometimes you're in the mood for a gentle, character drama with a simple premise. This is that kind of movie. A writer trying to manage two teenage, aspiring writers who are themselves wrestling with the breakup of their parents marriage. So, there we have it. Sounds like it could be good if written well with some conflict and some emotional draw. Unfortunately this movie is rubbish.We have Bill (Greg Kinnear) idly hanging out in his $15m dollar beach-front show home, overlooking the sea as his two good looking and talented children get published via nepotism and back channels. Occasionally his beautiful neighbor jogs round and has no strings sex with him as well as giving relationship and fashion advice. Bill, however, is holding a flame for his (obviously) beautiful ex wife(Jennifer Connelly) and cannot move on. Boo hoo. Really, I cannot think of a film where I felt so little for the characters. The only character with any bite is Lou (Logan Lerman) who has something about him...but the rest of the cast act about as well I could. Connelly has about as much screen presence as a bucket of paint and Kinnear appears like he is waiting for a part on Grey's Anatomy. I just ended the film thinking: this is going straight to daytime TV as a film to pad out the schedule between cheap cooking shows and Storage Wars.Avoid.