Harry Langer is a swinging sixtysomething entertainment executive who is surrounded by plenty of young girlfriends. His latest romance is young petite sophisticate Marin, who takes him to her mother's beach house in the Hamptons for a weekend fling. However, Marin's successful Broadway playwright mother Erica Barry is already vacationing at the house with her sister Zoe. Marin and Harry stay anyway, and Harry ends up having a heart attack. He goes to the hospital and is looked after by thirtysomething doctor Julian Mercer. Impressed by her writing, Dr. Mercer finds himself pursuing a romance with Erica. Because of his serious health condition, he orders Harry to stay near the hospital. While Marin returns to Manhattan, Erica agrees to stay on and look after Harry. Of course they are repulsed by each other at first, but they end up falling in love throughout the recovery process.
As romantic comedies go, this is a pretty good one. It was funny, dramatic, emotional and contained many twists and turns along the way. Jack Nicholson was excellent and had great chemistry with Diane Keaton, but a questionable relationship with Amanda Peet. Keanu Keeves played his typical, clueless role and wasn't right for the part. Even though most of the twists weren't very surprising, it was still enjoyable, sad and uplifting at the same time. This is a great rainy day movie and I'm sure most women (especially older ones) will absolutely love it, but there's plenty for men to enjoy as well if they give it a chance.
Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
Would I watch it again: No
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton, Keanu Reeves, Amanda Peet, Frances McDormand, Jon Favreau
I typically watch movies on Monday, Wednesday and Friday while riding the ACE Train from Tracy to Santa Clara. The opinions expressed are those of me, myself and I.
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