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"I pride myself on being this great listener, but whenever I meet somebody new I find I'm doing all the talking."
When Carter Webb (Adam Brody), a soft porn writer, finds himself dumped by his girlfried, Sofia Buñuel (Elena Anaya), he decides he needs to get out of LA for a while so heads off to Michigan to read to his quirky grandmother (Olympia Dukakis).
Despite his own despair, Carter finds himself drawn into the lives of the women who now surround him. Not only must he cope with his grandmother's senility, he befriends his grandmother's neighbor, Sarah Hardwicke (Meg Ryan), who becomes his walking and talking companion. Sarah confesses to Carter that her husband (Clark Gregg) is having an affair and she is facing treatment for breast cancer. Sarah's angst-ridden teenage daughter Lucy (Kristen Stewart) seeks his advice in the romance department and falls in love with Carter. Sarah's pre-pubescent daughter Paige (Makenzie Vega) is quite smitten with Carter and struggling with her mother's diagnosis.
In spending time with these women, Carter grows into being a real man.
JoBeth Williams appears briefly as Carter's mother and Ginnifer Goodwin plays the waitress Carter meets upon his return to LA.
Written and directed by Jon Kasden, who in his debut film shows us he learned the lessons well from his father, writer/directer Lawrence Kasden.
Run time: 1 hour, 37 minutes
Rated PG-13 for sexual content, thematic elements and language.
My personal rating: B+
When Carter Webb (Adam Brody), a soft porn writer, finds himself dumped by his girlfried, Sofia Buñuel (Elena Anaya), he decides he needs to get out of LA for a while so heads off to Michigan to read to his quirky grandmother (Olympia Dukakis).
Despite his own despair, Carter finds himself drawn into the lives of the women who now surround him. Not only must he cope with his grandmother's senility, he befriends his grandmother's neighbor, Sarah Hardwicke (Meg Ryan), who becomes his walking and talking companion. Sarah confesses to Carter that her husband (Clark Gregg) is having an affair and she is facing treatment for breast cancer. Sarah's angst-ridden teenage daughter Lucy (Kristen Stewart) seeks his advice in the romance department and falls in love with Carter. Sarah's pre-pubescent daughter Paige (Makenzie Vega) is quite smitten with Carter and struggling with her mother's diagnosis.
In spending time with these women, Carter grows into being a real man.
JoBeth Williams appears briefly as Carter's mother and Ginnifer Goodwin plays the waitress Carter meets upon his return to LA.
Written and directed by Jon Kasden, who in his debut film shows us he learned the lessons well from his father, writer/directer Lawrence Kasden.
Run time: 1 hour, 37 minutes
Rated PG-13 for sexual content, thematic elements and language.
My personal rating: B+
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