Larry Crowne
2010
After being laid off from his longtime job at a soulless retail giant, average middle-aged guy Larry Crowne (Tom Hanks) decides it's time to change up his life, so he heads back to college. There, he finds a new perspective -- and a new romance with a professor (Julia Roberts). Hanks directs this comedy-drama from a script co-written by Hanks and Nia Vardalos. Bryan Cranston, Pam Grier, Taraji P. Henson, Cedric the Entertainer and Vardalos co-star.
Synopsis compliments of Netflix
A good movie, especially geared toward the older set. Not a lot of action, but Tom Hanks delivers. Not a Roberts fan, but enjoyed the simple story despite that.
Tom Hanks is annoyingly cheerful at the start, but after that he's okay. Julia Roberts is good for the first half of the film - but Gugu Mbatha-Raw is the comic heart of the movie. The middle falls apart a bit, but it mostly recovers by the end.
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