Movies

James Gandolfini has made so many great characters and shows or movies that it is hard to think he won't be able to make more. Going out with a movie like this though (and with a title like that), is beyond words. While he is not the main character, Julias character is, he is as enticing as ever.Enough said indeed, because as someone else already stated, this might be one of the (if not THE) most adult romantic comedy. And by adult I mean a state of mind. And by comedy, I don't mean laugh out loud, slap you knee kind of comedy. No, this is subtle. And while there are a few coincidences (and a rate of predictability), this still is awesome. With an ending that could not have been better. And characters that are rich and more than nicely defined. I cannot recommend this more

Considering that James Gandolfini is dead now and we'll never get any more from him I would have seen this movie if it was a $300 million bankbuster about a drunk Indian with a dead bird on his head. Thankfully it wasn't.You never really know how good an actor is until you see him (or her) do something completely different than what you're used to. Gandolfini was incredible in this role, making you forget Tony Soprano or anything else he's done. He completely loses himself in the role.Julia Louis-Dreyfus, I haven't seen since Seinfeld so I'm not as familiar with all her talents but this character definitely wasn't Elaine Bennis. If you're tired of all the schlock Hollywood has been pumping out the past couple years and would just like some good old fashioned entertainment then this is the movie to see.

I saw this movie this past weekend, when it FINALLY made it to a local theater. The fact that I found a lot of kinship with Julia Louis Dreyfus' character helped push it up a notch or two. Like her character, I'm a divorcée, and my only child, a boy, went off to college this past August. Fortunately, I'm not as needy, and would never think of inviting one of his (younger) friends to live with me after he went off to school. :-) All in all, very realistic dialog (it's not easy dating in your 40s/50s), and I think this captured an empty-nester's mindset very well. Great acting by all, but James Galdofini's performance as Albert was charming and bittersweet.