There’s a very cool date film in town starring a fine cast, coupled with very good direction.  It’s called It’s Complicated, and the funny storyline sticks to its title.  If you like your romance with handfuls of comedy, then It’s Complicated is a no-brainer for you.

The story follows Jane (Streep), a divorced mother with three grown children, who has a successful business in Santa Barbara.  Her ex-husband Jake (Baldwin) married a younger woman with a child from a previous marriage, but the relationship is not one that makes him truly happy.  In a chance happening, Jane and Jake are drawn together at their son’s graduation and things start getting intimate.  When Jane meets the charming Adam (Martin), Jake gets jealous and things get complicated.

I enjoyed this very funny love story. It has a lot of twists and turns.  Streep and Baldwin give enjoyable performances and you can feel the heat between them come off the screen.  The imaginative script is well played out by the whole cast -- even Steve Martin does not over act or try to outdo the central characters, which made it all the more pleasurable.

Writer and Director Nancy Meyers, who gave us the heartwarming family comedies Father of the Bride, The Parent Trap and The Holiday, tops her previous films with It’s Complicated.  Her control of the A-list actors in this twisty film is certainly to be admired. 

The film is rated R for sexuality, just the right stuff for dinner and a date with your loved one. 

FINAL ANALYSIS: An overall quirky love story with very good acting.

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