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1. Kathleen Amboy 12.17.09 / 7pm

   I guess I’ll have to check this one out – the trailers were not at all appealing to me, but I have been wrong before.
2. GabriellaLeach 02.01.10 / 5pm

   Nancy Meyer plays a great role in her romantic comedy. I feel that the film was for a slightly older audience although the humor made this film very enjoyable. I think this film was great because it was ironic. The once wife and divorcee is now the women in the affair and the once women in the affair is now the new wife; as if their roles switched. I also felt bad for the poor shumck Adam (Steve Martin) because he ended up right in the middle of a complicated love triangle and he had just been in a divorce. This was an overall great film and this was a great review.
3. Meredith Richman 02.10.10 / 1pm

   I agree completely with everything that this review says about the film “It’s Complicated.” I was very excited to see this movie when I first saw the previews for it and after seeing it, I really enjoyed it. I currently have divorced parents so I could somewhat relate. I saw it with my mother and her single friend and they absolutely loved it along with the entire woman in the theater. I think this movie is geared for all ages. Each character in the movie was better than the next. This review is good because it gives a small summary of how the movie progressed and what role each actor played. If everyone reads this review, I think they will go ahead and see this film. This movie was really well done and definitely lived up the standards.
4. Molli Christensen 02.18.10 / 8am

   Not only did I want to see this film because of the great cast and story but also because it was filmed in Santa Barbara. I remember seeing the Universal trucks driving through State Street and hearing about this film being made. When the preview came out I thought it looked very funny and since I have seen other films by Nancy Meyers, I knew it would not disappoint. I am a huge fan of Meryl Streep and Steve Martin and like always they pulled off funny and relatable characters. When I went to see this film in theaters it was quite packed with mostly women in their 40’s and 50’s, my friends and I were probably the youngest in there. Even though I have not been divorced or even married I thought this film touched on issues that some of these other men and women in the theater might have gone through. John Krasinski was a great addition to this cast, he was hilarious and brought comedic dialogue to an already funny film. I loved this film from beginning to end and would definitely recommend it to anyone to wants to have a good time.
5. Angela Sells 02.18.10 / 11am

   I found this movie hilarious. I was laughing so often, by the end of the film, I had tears streaming down my face. It was so honest and intriguing. Meryl Streep was charming as always, really representing the middle aged divorcee correctly, not as some bitter and frumpy housewife, but a woman with joy and style and creativity and a light heart. Steve Martin was also very funny, and I especially loved the scene where he and Meryl get high at the party. Their chemistry was perfect, and the tension with Baldwin was palpable. I found this film very refreshing, and able to tackle a complicated situation with great comedic timing and just the right amount of anxiety.
6. Xian Yngojo-Wang 03.20.10 / 9pm

   I would definitely recommend this movie to anybody—men or women. I even saw it twice! I like how it took place in beautiful Santa Barbara. Meryl Streep was hilarious with Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin. The comedic twist of a women who reconnects with her ex-husband in a sneaky affair made for a great movie. I found myself laughing the entire time, both the first time I saw it, and the second. Some parts even made the crowd laugh so hard that they were stomping on the theater floors. This is such a sweet movie with such a great ending. I like how the funny parts of the movie were very unexpected. This is by far one of the funniest movies I have ever seen.
7. Melanie Salvoni 03.28.10 / 7pm

   This review does an excellent way of describing the film. This film was extremely funny and very modern which makes it very easy to relate to for many people even if they aren’t older adults. This film was very well made it was a lot longer than I had expected but still didn’t feel like it was being dragged on. There were certain scenes that had a ton of humor and to me made the film. Over all it was very witty and could also at certain times relate to younger audiences as well who have gone through similar situations.
8. Courtney Duran 05.05.10 / 12pm

   I really enjoyed this movie. Meryl Streep is one of my favorite actresses and I love her character as the charming middle aged woman who is looking for change in her life. Her connection with Steve Martin was comedic in how they try to be young again and just have fun together. The dialogue is witty and clever and the story was full of great twists. It was hilarious to watch Meryl Streep balance the affair, Steven Martin and her children without anyone knowing. I agree with the review in that this film was aimed at the age group of 40 to 50 year olds; however as a teenager I still enjoyed the comedy displayed in this film. Overall It’s Complicated was a clever story line that kept me laughing the entire time.
9. Lyndsay Bergus 05.06.10 / 6pm

   When I went to go see this film I too did not think it was going to be that great, however I was pleasantly surprised at how funny and entertaining it actually was. Even though I am not in the target audience for this film I still thought it was very funny and heartwarming. It is quite clear that all the actors have great chemistry on screen and Meryl Streep is amazing as usual. The plot is very entertaining with little twists that keep audiences interested. Overall I thought it was a really good movie and I recommend it to everyone even if you do not think this type of movie would appeal to you.
10. Lauren Woods 05.08.10 / 9am

    After viewing this film, I feel very similar to those who’ve critiqued it. That is, I was resistant to see it, but once I did, really did enjoy it. My Mom tried to take me to this film, when it was in theaters and I ended up watching it on DVD a couple months later. Streep, Baldwin, and Martin did have fantastic chemistry on screen. Streep was a very relate-able character (her personality reminded me a lot of my mother) and the humor and situation of the film was light, intriguing and refreshing. The tip toeing Streep and Baldwin do around their kids, the jealousy Baldwin encounters after spying on Streep and Martin, and Streep’s confession of the affair to her girlfriends were all amusing scenes. Overall, a tad cheesy, but scored well in my books.
11. Vandana Khare 07.08.10 / 10am

    I thoroughly enjoyed this film. There are some very beautiful shots of Santa Barbara and the Santa Barbara coast. The story lives up to its name and the plot becomes increasingly complicated as the movie progresses. I agree with the reviewer’s comments about the questions that Meryl Streep asked regarding her relationship with her ex-husband. I too think that these are typical questions that a divorced woman in this situation would ask. It also was insightful. The comments added to the complexity and complicated nature of the film. Meryl Streep did an excellent job in this film and it was a very interesting and funny film.
12. Kye Gluskin 07.13.10 / 11pm

    I thought It’s Complicated was hilarious. I absolutely love romantic comedies and this was all that and a bag of chips. Meryl Streep, Steve Martin, and Alex Baldwin all did a marvelous job interacting with each other. Although, I certainly cannot relate on the level of divorce and what it is like to go through that, I found the film easy to follow and very entertaining. My mom dragged my dad to this and he was the only man in the theater. This is most definitely a chick-flick movie. This movie was exactly what I expected, which is a good thing.
13. Amie Fowler 03.13.12 / 12pm

    Its Complicated by Nancy Meyers was one of the better films I have had the pleasure of watching in quite a while. Whenever I watch comedies, I consider the movie a success if it feels like the humor was natural, or not forced. This movie was exactly that, naturally funny. I had tears running down my face for the majority of the film, and literally had to rewind scenes and watch them again because I was laughing so hard. The chemistry between Alec Baldwin, Meryl Streep, and Steve Martin was great, and the film itself engrossed you before you even knew it. And hands down, the entire scene with the party and the adults smoking the joint was the funniest I have seen in a looong time.
14. Angeli Merlas 03.16.12 / 11am

    I found this movie to be hilarious. They had such a great cast that suited the characters very well. In the film I got the sense that they got back together because they were together for so long that reconnecting was familiar to them and something they were used to and missed. The movie was really funny and had some sad parts the related to the children and the other adults in story like Steve Martin’s character as well as Agnes who used to be the other women. This film is great for all ages, my sisters loved it and so did my parents.

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