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Jun 28, 2011 · 98 minutes ‧ PG-13 ‧ 2011. Roger Ebert. June 28, 2011. 3 min read. "Larry Crowne" has Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts and a good premise and a colorful supporting cast, but what it doesn't have is a reason for existing. The screenplay carries blandness to a point beyond tedium. At some point the sinking realization sets in that Larry Crowne was ...
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Larry Crowne is a 2011 American romantic comedy film starring Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts. The film was produced and directed by Hanks, who co-wrote its screenplay with Nia Vardalos. The story was inspired by Hanks' time studying at Chabot College. [3] The film tells the story of Larry Crowne, a middle-aged man who unexpectedly loses his job ...
The pitch here, on the surface is: The titular Larry Crowne (Hanks), a confused but good-hearted Boomer, deals with Great Recession layoffs. But packaged as a breezy, genial Tom Hanks comedy. Plenty of the movie’s problems are obvious from the logline: The clash of low key charm with the real danger of poverty.
Its hard not to like Larry Crowne, the ideal Norman Rockwell-esque average Joe. Then comes Julia Roberts with an ice pick and a chip on her shoulder. Roberts gives what I am calling, without hesitation, her worst performance. Ever. She’s unhappy, angry, apathetic, but the audience is made to assume all of this through her absence in spirit.
Larry Crowne: Directed by Tom Hanks. With Tom Hanks, Sarah Mahoney, Roxana Ortega, Randall Park. After losing his job, a middle-aged man reinvents himself by going back to college.
- (71K)
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Tom Hanks
- 2011-07-01
Jun 24, 2011 · A Regular Renaissance Man. Hanks played three very distinct roles in the making of Larry Crowne, and he says being that involved in a project can make for quite the challenge. "Writing a movie and ...
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Jul 1, 2011 · Movie Review. There’s an old saying that bad things often happen to good people. And that’s true of Larry Crowne. Ask anybody, and they’ll tell you he’s one of the nicest, hardest working good guys they’ve ever met. But his life? Well, it’s sort of a mess. Things got pretty ugly for Larry after his wife left him.
