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64 of 65 people found the following review helpful.
Trailer promised a different movie
By James E. Matthews
I see a lot of reviews that aren’t positive and mention that this movie isn’t funny. I think it might be because Hollywood decided to market this movie as something it wasn’t. It’s not a romantic comedy. It is, however, a very good movie about people who aren’t 25 or even 35, and how they realize they don’t have to be stuck in a situation that isn’t good, just because of their age. Tom Hanks does a great job as “Lance” and Julia Roberts and he have real chemistry on screen. This movie has no explosions, no fast cars, no half-naked women. What it does have is good acting and an interesting and entertaining story. Above all, it demonstrates that no matter your age, we are all still trying to figure life out.

45 of 49 people found the following review helpful.
One of the best light hearted, stress-free movies to come along in awhile. The feel good movie of the year. I say A
By Tony Heck
“I was downsized, I’m here to make sure that never happens again.” After thinking he will receive his 9th employee of the month award, Larry (Hanks) is fired because he never went to college. After talking to his neighbor he decides to enroll and change his life. Going in I was thinking, Tom Hanks is in this…this will be good. After watching it I have to say it was even better then I expected it to be. Besides the obvious great acting watching a 50 year old man start his life over is pretty inspiring to watch. This is not an Oscar worthy movie, but this is the type of movie you can watch over and over again. Every now and then I really like watching the light hearted type movies that are just fun and stress free to watch. This is a perfect example of that. Overall, a must see movie that will leave you feeling good after you are done. I give it an A.*Also try – Eat, Pray, Love & Everything Must Go

28 of 33 people found the following review helpful.
Primarily a comedy with light mid-life romance
By Harold Wolf
Larry Crowne `with an E’ (Tom Hanks) is dropped from employment at UMart even with his stellar record including 8 employee-of-the-months. He’s at midlife, 20 year Navy vet, but has to college degree. No future at UMart. Out!Wilma (Rita Wilson, Hank’s real wife) from the bank loan desk suggests life changes due to finances. College classes are the obvious answer and Larry enrolls into a Speech 217 class with Ms Mercades `Mercy’ Teinot (Julia Roberts) his teacher. “‘Tai-no’ not `Tai-NO’” instructs the sour teacher a bit grumpy from living with a porn fanatic. Don’t expect a sudden romance on this scene.An unexpected flirtatious delight is student Talia (Gugu Mbatha-Raw -also HOT in `Bonekickers’) who takes Larry under her wing and gets him involved in a scooter gang. This takes form of some Gump-like events. The speech class is quite a mix of 9 other quirky characters including Natalie (Grace Gummer, Meryl Streep’s daughter-you can’t miss that face).Mercy is called “washboard” by her boob-loving spouse, soon to be discarded. Later viewed in a low-cut dress, Mercy proves she’s not flat–she’s a Pretty Woman. That leaves a romance available, right? Not so fast.If you were expecting lots of bed scenes, skin, and raucous behavior, you will be disappointed. This will not be a 5-star movie for the under-40s. Older adults, mid-life through Boomers like a romance that has some intellect mixed with emotion, and from that perspective, this romantic comedy works. After all the economy has everyone relating to job loss, low income, loosing a home, reentry into a new job, and here we have a fun, but truthful picture of that struggle in life.Theatre ticket price plus gas and popcorn, may have been a bit costly, but the value comes in the DVD version now that it’s available. And of course quite fun for Hanks and Roberts fans.Try an added reminisctic romp through Mystic Pizza (1988), best viewed in a hotel room in Mystic, Connecticut–love that Roberts.

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Until he was downsized, affable, amiable Larry Crowne was a superstar team leader at the big-box company where he’s worked since his time in the Navy.

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Larry Crowne – Rotten Tomatoes
Despite the relaxed, easy chemistry of stars Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts, Larry Crowne is surprisingly bland and conventional.

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