It's Complicated
I’m not going to say anything snarky about Meryl Streep in this review of her new momedy, It’s Complicated. Streep is perfectly charming here, totally comfortable in the everywoman mantle she dons to play Jane, a divorced mother of three. Jane is sweet but grounded, sexy in a totally natural and age-appropriate way, and so likeable that it’s completely plausible when her ex-husband Jake (Alec Baldwin) decides he wants to get back together. Ultimately, It’s Complicated is a not-too-embarrassing movie about romance and families and finding oneself. I mean no disrespect to your mother when I assure you that she will like it.
by Alison Hallett