Pleasant, decent - but not impressive; apart from the cast, of course

Rating: 7/10 (29 January 2013)

The screenplay has several good moments, incl. strong characters, but, all in all, it is hectic and neurotic, like a movie of Woody Allen without Allen. True, the background allows this, motives are logical, but neuroses and shouting are not very catchy to follow and some laughs I had were connected with psychiatry and related topics. When Pat Jr and Tiffany meet, the following outcomes are fathomable already. The ending is too predictable, even plain.
The cast is great - it is seldom so that 4 actors receive an Academy Award nomination! However, I must admit that male performers seemed more interesting to me - Bradley Cooper, Robert de Niro, Chris Tucker, Anupham Kher... Jennifer Lawrence, Jacki Weaver, Julia Stiles etc are less memorable.
I expected more of a comedy, but it was not, really. No hard/bad feelings, but I don't think I will see this movie again in the future.