It's Complicated (2009)

This film opens as divorced couple Jane Adler (Meryl Streep) and Jake Adler (Alec Baldwin) are at an anniversary party for another couple. We are introduced to Jake's wife Agnes (Lake Bell), the woman that Jake left Jane for. After ten years, Jane and Jake are able to finally get along. Jane leaves the party and drives home where her youngest daughter is packing up the car to leave for college. Her other two children, Lauren (Caitlin Fitzgerald) who is marrying Harley (John Krasinski of "The Office") and Luke (Hunter Parish of "Weeds") who is graduating from college are making Jane feel like her home is an empty nest. Jane also has a group of women that she confides in that includes Mary Kay Place, Alexandra Wentworth and Rita Wilson.

Everyone meets in New York for Luke's graduation and Jane is left to fend for herself for dinner as the kids go to a party. Jake sees her in the restaurant as Agnes did not attend, and they proceed to get drunk and sleep together. When they get home, Jake wants to continue, but Jane resists...briefly. Their children know nothing about their mother being their father's mistress except Harley who spots them checking into a hotel during lunch when he is meeting with Lauren and the wedding coordinator. Agnes realizes that Jake still loves Jane at a party at Lauren and Harley's and kicks Jake out of the house.

Jane is also interested in the architect who is designing her new kitchen addition, Adam (Steve Martin). Adam is sweet and newly divorced for a couple of years himself and is still having a hard time coming to terms with it.

Adam finds out that the person that Jane had sort of been seeing was her ex-husband Jake and stops seeing her when he sees a naked Jake on her bed while the computer is on (thanks Skype). The kids run into the bedroom when Jane screams after finding Jake on her bed and are upset as they are still recovering from the decade long divorce themselves.

Jane tells everyone that she is not with their father anymore. In the end, the remodel starts on Jane's house and Adam is there and they walk into her house with smiles.

The director, Nancy Meyers, has directed many romantic comedies such as "The Parent Trap", "Something's Gotta Give", and "The Holiday". She has been involved in several films that have had Diane Keaton in them including "Somethings Gotta Give", "Baby Boom" and both of the "Father of the Bride" movies.

I thought that this movie was entertaining and really funny in a couple of parts. Alec Baldwin can be quite funny. Everyone in this movie seemed to have quite a bit of money, never seemed to work and had loads of free time to do what they wanted. Why can't that be me?

Rumor has it that Meryl Streep may be nominated for best actress for this. I hope not since she was much better in "Julie and Julia".

Rated R. 120 Minutes. I give this movie THREE AND ONE QUARTER STARS.