John C. Riley plays a guy struggling with his divorce, even though it was seven years ago. He meets Marisa Tomei and they hit off fabuously. The problem is that Tomei has an adult son Cyrus (Jonah Hill) who has never really left the nest. Probably this is a worst case scenario of attachment parenting. Cyrus attached, and neither mother nor son is able to detach. Riley plays the struggling divorcee in a low key Albert Brooks-like performance. Overall, this was a fine film that showed the struggles of 2nd relationships, the complexities of families and the perseverance needed to insure that relationships have a chance. It does all this without falling too far into the day-time TV or Hallmark special genre.
3 stars (out of 5)
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