It's Complicated

Plot synopsis:
It's Complicated:
Jake (Alec Baldwin), a divorced lawyer, married to a younger wife (Lake Bell), has a son, Pedro (Emjay Anthony) still feels affectionate to ex-wife, Jane (Meryl Streep), who is owner of a bakery shop.The films starts off with a nice view of a neighborhood and the view of the ocean. We are then bought to a house party. Jake (Alec) proposes a toast to his friends' anniversary (Ted & Ally). The four talk momentarily about their son's graduation, and then Alec's young wife (he divorced Jane, played by Meryl Streep, 10 years ago) walks towards them. Jane seemed shock the way Agness approaches the group and the lack of clothing she had on. Jane leaves as Agness walk towards Jake; they exchange a few words of meeting up in New York at a hotel. Jane and Ally, to much dismay talked about Jane's divorce as they walk towards the door and how Ally didn't seem to feel comfortable around the sight of Agness. As Jane closes the gate, Jake turns around just in time to take a glimpse of Jane, letting us know that he still has feelings for her, although they've been divorced ten years.We then follow up to Jane's middle child, Gabby (Zoe Kazan) who is moving out of the house. The oldest daughter, Lauren (Caitlin Fitzgerald), and her fiancee Harley (John Krasinski) assist Gabby as Jane arrives home. Although reluctant to let Gabby move out of the house, she agrees. Lauren teases her mother, saying she must be lonely and afraid to sleep alone. Jane denies that, saying "One of you is always moving out". Harley: "They just grow up so freaking fast." Lauren: "Mom, you should get a dog." The couple leaves and Jane walks into her kitchen, and reminisces about the many memories with all her children at home with her, now all grown up.The following day, at her bakery, Jane's friend Peter brings along another architect (Steve Martin) to show blueprints to remodel parts of her house. They talk briefly before she remembers she has an appointment with a doctor. As she leaves the office, the elevator stops on the Fertility Center floor and Jake walks in.That night, Jane and her friends enjoy laughs over dinner. They recommend Jane should find a date, rather be semi-miserable at home. The next day, at New York, Jane's family all meet up with Luke, the youngest son, one last night before graduation. They book a hotel (mentioned earlier at the house party). The kids leave to a party, leaving Jane in the hotel. Again, Jane gets in an elevator, this time with a random couple hugging and kissing. She decides to go to the bar and grab a drink. Coincidentally, Jake is there and they talk. He tells her that he is "flying it low" because Pedro has a stomach flu, so he is free for the night. Jane asks when was the last time they were together, he says 1999. Next thing they're having a good time on the dance floor and they go back to the hotel room. They do their thing and Jane felt horrible; drunk and half realizing she had just slept with her ex-husband. Jake says "This is amazing, we just had a great time" as Jane is leaning on the toilet, throwing up and regretting it. During the graduation, the whole family is together and the kids were excited to see their father Jake, despite the divorce. At lunch, the family is having dinner and Jake flirts with Jane, and proposes a toast to Jane, however the family thought it was suppose to be to Luke's academic success. They take it and drink. Gabby properly finishes the toast to Luke.Adam (Steve Martin) drives his Audi to Jane's house to talk about the project of modeling her home. In his car, he is listening to a CD, lecturing on divorces. He sees Jane jogging, calls her and she apologizes for almost forgetting the appointment. She gets in the car and hears the audio and Adam, embarrassingly tries to turn it off. As he finishes talking about the blueprint, Jake arrives in his Porsche. They introduce each other and Adam leaves. Jake goes inside for "coffee", which actually turns out to be more flirting and another sex affair. Once again, Jake is happy and Jane is dismayed for being a "mistress" (all in a fun, comedic way). He claims fate brought them together again and that he is a walking cliché, father to a kid in kindergarten, but they're all grown up. That night, Jane's three closest friends talk over wine. They all notice Jane is acting differently, more energetic. She tells them she's been having sex and having an affair with Agness's husband, Jake. The four ladies all get excited and accepted the fact that Jane is having an affair with Jake. They all hate Agness, and one observes "Karma is a b-tch").Her energetic passion moves along to the bakery. She tells her bakers to make the breakfast menu more lively. SHe then receives a phone call from Adam, whose waiting at her house for another appointment. He set up a chunk of land with different color tapes and a ladder acting as stairs to the second floor. All this is just a preview of how Adam is going to fix the house. She receives a call from Jake, but doesn't answer it. That night at Jake's house, we see him leaving a message for Jane to pick up her phone. He is in the bathroom with the water running, to prevent Agness from hearing. Pedro, being a nosy brat, asks Jake why he was "showering" with his clothes on. Agness comes in and Pedro snitches, but Jake leaves without getting caught. He drives over to Jane's house. Meanwhile, Adam is having dinner at her house. They talk and Jake spies on them through the kitchen window, then accidentally falls. As Adam leaves, Jake knocks on the door and says, "Oh Em Gee <omg>, I thought he'd never leave." He grabs her and flirts. Jane says "it's Nine o'clock, shouldn't your wife be concern?" He reaches for her delicious dish and goes to the bathroom. He is sitting next to the bathtub eating her lavender ice cream, while she baths. He takes out marijuana and asks if she remembers the old days, when they would smoke and get high. But that night, Jane tells Jake she has changed, but he insists and puts the marijuana in the sink's cabinet, saying one day they will smoke it together for old times sake.The next morning, Jane meets her psychiatrist, Dr. Alan. She asks if an affair is okay. He sees her condition of affair as a good way to reconnecting with Jake, so suggests she continues. That night she arranges a candle-lit dinner in hopes of being back with Jake as a family, which Jake agrees happily over the phone. He was at the fertility center when she called. They meet up in the same hotel the same afternoon, to Harley's surprise while having lunch with Lauren. He kisses her, trying to distract her from noticing Jane and Jake getting into the elevator and kissing as the doors close. In the room, Jake faints and a doctor goes up as Harley sees this as well. Jake tells the doctor he is taking "Flomax" to reduce constant urination. In return, it decreases his semen. (He tells the doctor due to to his decrease in semen, it isn't good for his wife, which Jane thinks is the reason for the fertility center, but actually Jake was saying it to her. Both the doctor and Jane were surprised, but Jane agrees to follow the story and says she prefers lots of semen, all in which the doctor said "wow" as if it was a competitive matter to please a women.)That night, Jane prepares the special dinner for Jake, making his favorite dishes and picking a nice dress. Jake at home, anxious to leave the house, grabs his phone and walks to the bathroom. Agness notices the phone and grows suspicious, preventing him from calling Jane. She tells him to put Pedro back in his bed, and takes off her shirt, saying she is ovulating, compensating the dinner arrangement which Jake had thought was able to attend, since Agness was going to a party, but canceled due to ovulation.
Jane drinks a glass wine walking around with the food getting cold and she waits for Jake, unknowingly of the situation. Jake seemed distressed as he sets Pedro in his bed and puts his hand on the boy's chest. At this moment, Jake feels torn apart from two different families. He goes over to Jane's house the next morning, hoping for forgiveness, but Jane ignores him as if he wasn't there. The kids are happy to see him and ask if Jane will be coming to the party with dad. She says "No, I have another date with Adam." to much of Jake's surprise, so he leaves the house since he couldnt stay over because of Agness.Adam and Jane's relationship grows stronger. They have dinner together and one night, she takes him to her bakery to make croissants. They flirt and eventually Adam was going to ask if he could kiss her, but she already kissed him. Afterwards, Adam drives her to Luke's party and before they arrive, Jane takes the marijuana that was supposedly meant for Jake and her to smoke, decided to smoke it with Adam. He was hesitant at first, but let in. Luke's friend walks by and asks, "Who brought the reefer?", unknowingly Jane and Adam were smoking behind the shrubs. They go inside and dance/laugh. Adam sees Jake at a table, glaring at him with Jane, enviously. He walks over and asks if he can talk with Jane for a second. Jake takes her to the bathroom and confess his love for her. He realizes she was high and she admittedly said she smoked the reefer with Adam instead. Jake gets annoyed because it was meant for him and Jane, but he takes it from her just as Harley opens the door and sees them together, again this time, but smoking the reefer. Harley was going to leave them two alone, but Jane intervened and asks him to take a pull, which at first he didn't want to, but took a big pull. The three walk out and Adam is dancing with Agness, and Jake dances with Jane, which Agness sees and gets emotional and a bit upset, now that the secrets revealed. She sees Jake happily dance and smile affectionately at Jane. Jake was just about to kiss Jane, but she turns away and tells him that it's over and stop this affair immediately. She walks towards Adam. Jake sees Jane smile happily as she approaches Steve and feels sad, as Agness is across the room staring at him, which he doesn't notice.The following morning, everybody is drunk. Harley is wearing female pajamas, Luke forgot what happened last night. Gabby yawns, just as she asks, "What is dad doing outside?" Jane walks out and Jake approaches her. He told her that he left Agness that night, for good. He really loves Jane and wants to live here again, since he has no where to go. The kids come out to see whats going on and sees the truth that although the parents are divorced, Jake wants to be back again. Luke wants Dad to stay for the night, which Jane didnt allow but the kids really want dad back home so she allows him to stay. That night, Jake is at the dinner table devouring the delicious food Jane made. The kids stare at him with smiles. Jane however, isnt at the dinner table, but upstairs video-chatting with Adam over the computer. Jake decides to run upstairs, as she's in the bathroom. He takes his clothes off and lays on the bed. The computer is on the bed, which Jake doesnt realize Adam is watching. But both Adam and Jane went to the bathroom, so Jake adjusts the computer as Jane walks out and screams, Adam comes back and sees Jake's private area and yells all different kinds of things. Jake surprised gets off the bed and turns around to pick up his clothes, only to moon at the computer (Adam). The kids run to the room and asks whats going on. Jake confesses that he left Agness for their mother. They have been meeting secretly since New York, and having an affair. The kids, shocked asks Jane if this is correct, which she agrees to. Gabby asks if they're going to be back together, which Jake says yes they will, but Jane strictly says, "No, we're not going to be together again." Adam hears this and immediately turns off this computer, which Jane sees. The kids, all upset and emotional deprived, leaves the house. Jake, astonished and rejected packs his bags and drives off. That night Jane sleeps outside the pool area, staring at the full moon, realizing the mess she has gotten into- an affair with Jake and a growing relationship with Adam, it's complicated.The following morning, Jane arrives at Adam's office and apologizes. Adam tells her that her divorce isn't officially over. He sees the love that Jake is expressing towards her is real. He continues to say that, it's best if he discontinues to meet with Jane, incase of getting into a serious relationship. He wants to resolve this situation simply by leaving her and allowing her divorce with Jake to heal. Jane asks if he will continue with remodeling her kitchen, but he says he might let Peter fill in the job instead. She becomes speechless and walks out. She drives home and sees Jake sitting on a swing outside her house. She sits down with him and they talk. Jake says he loves her and doesn't regret a second chance. Jane smiles and says the same. It starts to rain, but we just see the rain hitting the swing they were sitting on. The camera then focuses on a group of men outside, huddle under a tent discussing the project. Jane walks outside in hopes of seeing Adam, but doesn't. However, he pops out from the crowd and tells her, "Its a lucky day to construct in the rain." She smiles and asks the group if they want coffee. They all walk inside the house as Adam walks with her and asks if she has any of those double fudge chocolate cakes in her house. She laughs, saying "You love that stuff, don't you?" The credits roll.

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Review:
Successful Californian food store owner Meryl Streep has been happily divorced from her former husband Alex Baldwin for the last ten years, but on a trip to New York to attend their son's graduation, she starts an affair with him.
In the best work of her career Nancy Meyers presents the funny comedy, It's Complicated starring Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin, and Steve Martin.This fast-paced, smart comedy is everything in a mature work that didn't succeed with films such as Something's Gotta Give.
Meyers creates three authentic characters with sympathy and everyday qualities that make them identifiable and first-class writing genius.The film tells the story of Jane (Streep), who's ten year post-divorce from Jake (Baldwin), who left her for a much younger woman, hasn't necessarily become water under the bridge.
His charm and magnetism is quite surprising as we haven't seen him give a performance this funny ever, not even in his hit sitcom "30 Rock." Steve Martin, who I have found overdoes his comedy in some of his later years in film is in control and utterly enjoyable.
It's a return to form for Martin.John Krasinski, who plays Harley, one of Jane's daughter's fiancée, is totally hilarious and drives away from the comedy we once found funny in his "Jim" on NBC's hit sitcom "The Office." Krasinski, in many ways upstages some of the veterans on film as he steals a lot of the spotlight.
Krasinski is an outstanding talent to watch out for in the near future as he branches out into more demanding roles.It's Complicated couldn't have succeeded without Nancy Meyers finally showing what good writing can do with the right people, time, and effort put into place.
Jane (Meryl Streep) and Jake (Alec Baldwin) have been married for ten years and divorced for fifteen, but while attending their son's college graduation sparks fly between the old flames.
This puts everyone on a roller-coaster ride of what-ifs, which includes Jane and Jake's three grown kids.It's a treat to see excellent actors delivering the laughs, especially when it looks like they're having a great time, too.
Especially the minor characters; for example take Harley - funny man in charge of comical department of the movie, Gabby – innocent/childish daughter, Adam - geeky architect , Agnes – evil woman (which is bit of a twist really, because after all she is the legal wife of the main character, who's having the affair with the 'good' woman).One reason I watched the movie was its said to be a good comedy, and happy to say it really is.
Meryl Streep was great, Steve Martin was toned down in a support role, but the real star is Alex Baldwin whose presence props up this movie and transforms it into a good if not great cinematic work.
Parts of the movie are hilarious, such as the bedroom scene with Ms. Streep, Mr. Baldwin and Mr. Martin (it's not what you think it is) but generally the humor tends to be at the level of chuckles instead of guffaws.
Adults behaving like children - or adolescents - is what happens throughout this predictable and mind numbing experience, and is why it is so banal.The terrain of divorce and romantic/sexual love could be engaging and witty, with real adult dialog and intelligence, but Streep's Jane giggles like a little girl; she reacts to the men rather than be the agent of her life, and the male characters are like archetypes from a supermarket self help guide.There is nothing original or intelligent happening here.
I almost puked!If disbelief, shock, and horror were the emotions you wanted to evoke from your audience, Nancy Meyers; then congratulations, you did your job brilliantly!The word on the page never skips far from its author, and I shudder to think people may actually think this way.This story lacks ethics, reason, the dream state, or a celebration of nature, to name but a few.Nature was actually portrayed as a plastic prop, and came across quite contrived, a second thought and stand in.Neither a comedy or tragedy, neither reality or a dream, the viewer failed to be surrounded by the mists of the dream state, those mists are what strike the viewer at the core, never really leaving them, even when the credits have rolled.The protagonists actions felt devised rather than natural, no real motive, each scene and its characters should have been naturally occurring by the cause and effect of events, but instead felt rather forced.
Meryl Streep was excellent (but hey, has anybody ever seen less than excellence of this lady?), Alec Baldwin was solid, Steve Martin should really take on more serious roles because he's pretty good at it and let's not forget John Krasinski who has a small but very cute and very funny part in this movie.This is definitely one to watch.
It's Complicated follows the story of Jane (Streep) that during her son's graduation hooks up with her ex-husband Jake (Baldwin)and at the same time she is dating Adam, her architect.
Shot beautifully in gorgeous Santa Barbara, Streep's character is played with depth for a woman her age being a divorced caring mother, struggling to come to terms with her feelings for her ex-husband while trying to move on with her life as a single woman and also balancing her needs over her children's.
That being said, I was pleasantly surprised by this very entertaining and appealing movie helmed by a veteran Nancy Meyers.Although Meryl Streep's performance here is not as showy as in Julie & Julia, her subtle yet plausible comedic acting as a confused divorcée is pitch-perfect in every scene.
Putting good pieces in it, does not make the whole seem more beautiful.This movie may mean something for a person who has same kind of divorce issues, who has not seen these kind of movies before, who wants to make sure that old people can have sex but haven't watched "somethings gotta give" yet, who has not been impressed by Streep's performance in "julie/julia" yet, who wants to see Steve Martin in a "this movie could be done without my character" type of role.
It's a fluffy little movie made for the libido left in middle-aged women, though I'm sure the movie will get (and has already gotten) many viewers of any sex or age - whether the men went willingly I have to just take a guess.The cast is hard to resist, and even if they were just riding around on tricycles and whistling Yankee Doodle Dandy for the whole running time we'd go see it for Streep, Baldwin, Martin, even Krasinski for some of us Office fans.
Make croissants and smoke pot, of course.Like Something's Gotta Give, it's a very light affair with actors/stars that are hard to ignore how good they are (before it was Nicholson and Keaton, now Streep and Baldwin part of Meyer's stupid frivolity and sex jokes), but it's also hard to take it entirely too seriously.
Baldwin especially is having a great time in his liberated sort-of adulterer, and Martin gets his first genuine laughs in years (albeit in a silly pot-smoking scene that's like Cheech and Chong for dummies).It's glossy, it's nice, it's got a scene involving the three kids of the ex-couple stunned in bed as if ten years were just yesterday, and in the end everything is neat and tidy.
Nancy Meyers, who also directed and wrote "The Holiday" and "Something's Gotta Give", is very good at this genre and with Meryl Streep as the lead, can hardly go wrong.Playing Jane, a beautiful, professionally fulfilled, divorcée in her late fifties, Meryl brings such an intensity and realism to her character that she truly makes and carries the film.
Alec Baldwin is excellent too as her post mid-life crisis ex-husband, Jake, who after marrying a much younger, usually only half dressed, woman named Agness, is clearly unhappy and cannot tolerate for much longer her snapping her fingers at him when she needs him to clean something or make love to her at ovulation time.An affair begins between the two as Jake tries to find refuge in Jane, with whom he feels back at home, both physically and emotionally.
A special mention for both the performance and character of John Krasinski who plays the role of Harley, a perfect boyfriend to the eldest daughter, but also a confidant who sees many things he shouldn't and reacts very comically and naturally.There are tons of funny, lots of real and even some sad scenes, but there is also quite a bit of predictability.
Here the great and beautiful and highly successful Meryl Streep is pursued and coveted by both Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin.
Steve Martin is given little to do other than a stupid skit in the car with a self-help disc on getting over a divorce (2 years later) and a failed bit with web cam where Streep helps him clean out his wardrobe.Supporting work from John Krasinski (The Office), Lake Bell and an over the top Rita Wilson add the elements you would expect.
This script is shamelessly contrived, and provides an unintended support of that frequent male complaint.What compelled me to watch the movie was the cast, as I greatly admire Meryl Streep and the comic genius of Steve Martin.
Even Lake Bell, who was absolutely the only thing that made "Over Her Dead Body" (speaking of dire romantic comedies) even close to watchable, is asked to show not an ounce of the charm or comedic timing she displayed in that other film.The makers of this movie and those who keep inflicting "Sex and City" on us need to be told that not everyone finds middle-aged people acting like teenagers to be the height of sophisticated comedy.
Meryl Streep is Jane, a successful gourmet cook and retailer in the upscale L.A. suburbs, who is having an affair with her lawyer ex-husband, Jake (Alec Baldwin), who left her for a younger woman years before.
The cast: Alec Baldwin, Meryl Streep, Steve Martin, Rita Wilson, John Krasinski, Lake Bell are all wonderful in the film.
Steve martin's character (Adam) as a divorced architect who is designing Streep's home additions is well placed BUT not in the film nearly enough.
Meryl Streep plays Jane, a pleasant divorcee in her 50s who was cheated on by her successful lawyer ex-husband , 58 yr old Jake ( Alec Baldwin ) 10 yrs earlier with a much younger Lake Bell, who is now his high-strung second wife.Jane has 3 grown up children who sort of love their father but disapprove of him & his second wife in general while Jane tries to maintain equilibrium in their lives by getting along with Jake , while dealing with her professional baking , elaborate home cooking , empty nest syndrome , forays into plastic surgeon's offices, depending on her therapist & female friends over pie , plans for home renovations with her architect Adam ( Steve Martin ) who is divorced & Jake's age, but in contrast to immature , Porsche-driving , ageing , priapic , jealous , seductive , manipulative , man-baby Jake : sedan driving Adam is sedate , sweet , pleasant , mature , acts his age & is more suited to Jane.Adam & Jane's romance faces hiccups because Jane is overwhelmed & distracted after being seduced by ex-husband Jake who has the libido of a 13 yr old & is perversely thrilled & gleeful at cheating on 2nd wife Lake Bell with his ex-wife Jane and also childishly jealous of her budding romance with Adam ( who is in the dark )I give the film a 6 out of 10 - while it's horrifying to see a nice lady go backwards in life by sleeping with an ex-husband who was perverse & disrespectful enough to cheat on her in the first place , the film is very pleasant and goes down easily for several repeated viewings as well..
Pleasant romantic drama for the older set with Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin.
I caught myself halfway through fully invested in the story, the characters and the family emotions, and thinking "wow, I'm really enjoying this film." It's really entertaining, and rather beautiful.Meryl Streep was convincing, perfectly cast and brilliant, invisible as an actress in the role of Jane Adler, divorcée of ten years from Jake Adler (Alec Baldwin.) Steve Martin plays the other love interest, architect Adam Schaffer, the other protagonist hoping to win the hand of Jane.
I didn't find him so convincing, but loved the chemistry between him and Streep and also the family chemistry of the two of them plus the three children (well played, all) and the soon to be son in law Harley (John Krasinski) who was really likable with some real comedy moments.There were a lot of laughs in this film, and the script was great, screenplay really clever, and there wasn't really much to fault in the film.
:)The story was alright, the acting was quite good, the comedy could have been better.I will give this film 6 out of 10.Not bad, but not great.For more of my reviews, please like my Facebook page:http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ordinary-Person-Movie- Reviews/456572047728204?ref=hl.
I've seen this now a couple of times, and its one of those feel good movies, not incredibly funny, just nice to sit down and relax with a good film and good cast, and Alec Baldwin looks very nice in this, there's always that bonus, the only down side, I'm afraid is Steve martin, not his acting i do like him, but his face, i couldn't stop myself from staring at it, and trying to figure out what was wrong with it, all i can imagine is he needs to change his plastic surgeon, quite off putting i must say.
Meryl streep is as always a pleasure to watch and Alec Baldwin ditto, they have a great chemistry together on screen i do like that.
Writer and director Nancy Myers has made a successful career of comedies that represent a specifically female point of view (think of "What Women Want" and "The Holiday") and here she takes her distinctive stance one stage further by portraying the viewpoint of a woman of a certain age, mother of three Jane who has been married for 20 years and divorced for 10 and thought that her sex life was over.
It's a sign of Hollywood's obsession with youth that Myers' suggestion that people in their 50s might actually enjoy sex - and with each other - is regarded as novel, but she adds a further twist by presenting Jane's opportunity for a new love life as coming in the first instance at least from her ex-husband who has since married - you guessed it - a much younger woman.Jane is played by Meryl Streep, the ablest actress of her generation who is equally adept at drama or comedy and rightly has long ago extended her career beyond the normal female thespian timescale of just her 20s and 30s.
Strong Characters to really pin down the roles and flow well with the script, this movie will have you laughing out loud and at times that lump in your throat.The film takes us through a journey through the whole spectrum of what it could be like to go through a divorce under those circumstances with believable characters and a good movie logic!I don't know why people rated this so low I sometimes think these reviews are a little too critical with not more than personal opinions to back it up..
It's Complicated Review Now let me start off by saying if you are not a fan of Meryl streep or Alec Baldwin then you should probably avoid this film.
It features three solid veteran actors - Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin as the divorced (for 10 years) Jake and Jane, and Steve Martin as Adam, a sudden and unexpected romantic interest in Jane's life.
Of course, I love Meryl Streep and Steve Martin, but gained a new respect for Alec Baldwin in this hilarious movie.
Vulnerability is something that is so central to most of her leading characters, so naturally, I was in the right place.In her latest piece, Meyer's has Meryl Streep playing Jane, a baker who after 10 years of being a divorcée has taken control of her life, is about to start major renovations to her house, and then out of the blue, has an affair with her ex husband Jake (played to perfection by Alec Baldwin).
Steve Martin's character is better written than the other secondary characters, however it is easy to tell that Nancy Meyers' passion lied in the characters acted by Meryl and Alec.I still thoroughly enjoyed this film and would highly recommend it for anyone in the mood for a laugh.
A movie that includes Meryl Streep, Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin definitely raises high hopes; but I was terribly let down by how this movie developed and ended.
Alec Baldwin's character is unlikable, while Streep doesn't even get close to her best acting at any point in the film.
Alec Baldwin was hands-down hilarious, and you actually had sympathy for his character as well, which only made the "choice" so much harder (because you know that in every movie like this, you've already chosen who you think would be best within the first 30 minutes).
Jane(Meryl Streep who shows her range as an actress)is a middle aged woman who's divorced and she feels a little bit lonely especially in the bedroom and at an outdoor party she runs into her ex-husband Jake(Alec Baldwin)who's now with a second wife a much younger and hot sexy lady named Agness(Lake Bell).
After being stood up by Jake, Jane thinks she is finally done with him, but it's still not that simple.The actors did a good job in this, with Alec Baldwin having the best character.
Ex-husband Alec Baldwin and former wife Meryl Streep get along very well until a new man Steve Martin comes along, hilarity ensues, although this may be the least funny movie he's ever been in.