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It's Complicated (2009)

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Reviews Counted:149

Fresh:86

Rotten:63

Average Rating:5.8/10

Consensus: Despite fine work by an appealing cast, It's Complicated is predictable romantic comedy fare, going for broad laughs instead of subtlety and nuance.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for some drug content and sexuality.

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Dec 25, 2009 Wide

Box Office: $107,534,385

Synopsis: Writer/director Nancy Meyers (What Women Want, Something's Gotta Give, The Holiday) directs Meryl Streep, Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin in It's Complicated, a comedy about love, divorce and... Writer/director Nancy Meyers (What Women Want, Something's Gotta Give, The Holiday) directs Meryl Streep, Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin in It's Complicated, a comedy about love, divorce and everything in between.

Jane (Streep) is the mother of three grown kids, owns a thriving Santa Barbara bakery/restaurant and has--after a decade of divorce--an amicable relationship with her ex-husband, attorney Jake (Baldwin). But when Jane and Jake find themselves out of town for their son's college graduation, things start to get complicated. An innocent meal together turns into the unimaginable--an affair. With Jake remarried to the much younger Agness (Lake Bell), Jane is now, of all things, the other woman.

Caught in the middle of their renewed romance is Adam (Martin), an architect hired to remodel Jane's kitchen. Healing from a divorce of his own, Adam starts to fall for Jane, but soon realizes he's become part of a love triangle.

Should Jane and Jake move on with their lives, or is love truly lovelier the second time around? It's...complicated. --© Universal [More]

Starring: Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin, John Krasinski

Starring: Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin, John Krasinski, Lake Bell, Mary Kay Place, Rita Wilson, Hunter Parrish

Director: Nancy Meyers

Director: Nancy Meyers
Screenwriter: Nancy Meyers
Producer: Nancy Meyers, Scott Rudin
Composer: Hans Zimmer
Studio: Universal Pictures

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Streep and Baldwin sell it.

Full Review Source: Spectrum (St. George, Utah) | comment Comment
02/01/10
Bruce Bennett
Bruce Bennett
Spectrum (St. George, Utah)

Streep, Baldwin, and Martin are having so much fun in this romantic comedy-drama that it's impossible not to get swept up in the good time they're having as well.

Full Review Source: Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema | comment Comment
01/31/10
Mark Pfeiffer
Mark Pfeiffer
Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema

It's really not all that complicated. But it is entertaining. It's pure, simple fun, with Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin playing Doris Day and Rock Hudson as they might have been if they had ruled in the sexually knowing oughts, instead of the virginal ear

Full Review Source: Film.com | comment Comment
01/15/10
Jonathan F. Richards
Jonathan F. Richards
Film.com
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The film is lightweight, likable, rather overlong and a piece of wish-fulfilment.

Full Review Source: Observer [UK] | comment Comment
01/15/10
Philip French
Philip French
Observer [UK]

Soft, warm, doughy comfort food it was no doubt intended to be. The screenplay is jovial; the actors twinkle and Mamma Mia! fans should love it.

Full Review Source: Independent on Sunday | comment Comment
01/15/10
Jonathan Romney
Jonathan Romney
Independent on Sunday

Rollicking and ribald, 'It's Complicated' is a comedy about passions and people 'of a certain age.'

Full Review Source: Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) | comment Comment
01/14/10
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

The ‘yuppie-bohemian’ culture prevalent in most films of this nature remains uninspired, and while the Adler’s affair may be complicated, the plot isn’t, but as a perfect example of what the right casting will achieve, it remains very watchable.

Full Review Source: Rip It Up | comment Comment
01/13/10
Rip It Up

A refined, balanced and eminently funny film, featuring three sublime performances from its incredibly talented leads.

Full Review Source: smh.com.au | comment Comment
01/11/10
Giles Hardie
Giles Hardie
smh.com.au

...an affable and downright breezy romcom romp.

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
01/11/10
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

It should have been titled, "Well, It's All Just Sort of Manufactured." The film is pat, it's predictable, we've seen revisions of its story countless times before--but that doesn't mean it isn't enjoyable, which it is.

Full Review Source: Bangor Daily News (Maine) | comment Comment
01/10/10
Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

As a dramedy, It's Complicated might work better as a dram than an edy, but it works.

Full Review Source: Can Magazine | comment Comment
01/09/10
Fred Topel
Fred Topel
Can Magazine

A fun and sweet romantic comedy that lands comfortably on the smart side of vacant, along the way offering a pleasant and satisfying diversion for the grown-ups in the room.

Full Review Source: Times-Picayune | comment Comment
01/09/10
Mike Scott
Mike Scott
Times-Picayune

Like all Meyers’ films, it’s more about interior design porn than real human emotions and drags on for far too long. Still, Streep, Krasinski and Baldwin are so good, they almost make it work. Almost.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
01/08/10
Helen OHara
Helen OHara
Empire Magazine

Streep is as enjoyable as ever, and if laughs count for anything, this is one of the better romantic comedies of the season.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
01/08/10
Anna Smith
Anna Smith
Time Out

It’s Complicated is the kind of wholesome adult-oriented entertainment that once formed the bedrock of classical Hollywood.

Full Review Source: Times [UK] | comment 1 Comment
01/08/10
Kevin Maher
Kevin Maher
Times [UK]

For me, Meyers's romcoms have been unwatchable because of the utter fakeness of their leading players: but I must confess, Baldwin and Streep do have that most over-analysed thing, "chemistry."

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
01/08/10
Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]

No one's calling it great art. But as an indulgent confection, it's more filling and less embarrassing than we had any right to expect.

Full Review Source: Daily Telegraph | comment Comment
01/08/10
Tim Robey
Tim Robey
Daily Telegraph

It may not be the saviour of romantic comedies, but this is an enjoyable film with great leads and comic chops. Complicated? Not really, but it is a laugh.

Full Review Source: Little White Lies | comment 1 Comment
01/08/10
Limara Salt
Limara Salt
Little White Lies

While making a few pithy observations about the mid-life condition, it's no more complicated - or profound - than a racy issue of Hello!

Full Review Source: Sky Movies | comment Comment
01/08/10
Elliott Noble
Elliott Noble
Sky Movies

Not too sickly-sweet, but not sour either – still, Meyers’ sex-with-the-ex comedy is an entertaining poke in the eye for Hollywood ageism.

Full Review Source: Total Film | comment Comment
01/08/10
Matthew Leyland
Matthew Leyland
Total Film
 
 
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