It's Complicated 2009 Review

I laughed so hard it was incredible! Real life on the screen fed in a funny way and yet, the serious side too was included. This movie let's you experience the human conditions which everyone feels and experiences at one time or another - fun, exuberance, sadness, jealousy, worry, confusion, doing something out of character and yet enjoying it, making choices, loving and being loved, success, friendships, relationships, children/parent interaction - quite a gammut of scenarios presented in a lighthearted yet poignant way.

Merryl Streep is my all time favorite actress - her ability to portray so many diverse characters in a believable way is extraordinary. Like Anthony Hopkins, she is able to bring you right into the movie and experience each second. Alec Baldwin's and Steve Martin's performances are really well done too. I kept expecting Steve Martin to be zanny at one point but his was a serious role which he did well with sensitivity and a down-to-earth approach.

The young actors and actresses are great too, one in particular - the "to be groom" of the daughter - his timing and acting are superb for someone so young. The children consist only a small part of the movie, however, their involvement adds a dimension to the movie which makes it all the more believable.

Terrific directing in this movie too - the timing is superb! The ups and downs of the movie work very well in taking you along "for the ride"! And it's quite a ride!

Most important of all, it portrays aging as something positive - not something to feared or to viewed in a negative way. It's a topic addressed front and centre. It's truly an important message in this movie. We can all see that the "fun and games of life" really don't change much with age and certainly the range of emotions is alive and well during any stage of life. Perhaps, in the end, this will be a turning point in our society wherein, again, we view aging as something positive, to be cherished and to have fun during.

A marvellous, romantic comedy with so much more!

Hope you see it and enjoy it!
by Lorraine Arams http://www.wizetime.com

'Avatar' Crosses $300 Million Domestically In The Saturday Box Office Report

1. "Avatar" ($25 million)
2. "Sherlock Holmes" (14.9 million)
3. "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel" ($13 million)
4. "It's Complicated" ($7.1 million)
5. "The Blind Side" ($4.5 million)

Moviegoers are proving that Pandora is a planet worthy of multiple visits, as James Cameron's "Avatar" managed a first place finish on Friday evening, well on track for its third weekend victory in a row.

Cameron's 3D science fiction fantasy took in $25 million on Friday, bringing the movie's current domestic tally to $308.8 million in just fifteen days. Aside from "Avatar," only two other films have crossed the $300 million threshold quicker — "The Dark Knight" in ten days and "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" in fourteen.

Given the stateside performance, "Avatar" is likely to have crossed over $800 million worldwide at this point, though that fact won't be entirely clear until foreign numbers are released on Sunday. Still, with a $476.2 million international gross as of Tuesday combined with the currently known $308.8 million domestic total, it would be a very big surprise if "Avatar" didn't push past $800 million internationally by Sunday's conclusion.

"Sherlock Holmes" and "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel" went head-to-head for second and third place, having previously alternated the positions over the last several days. "Holmes" won out with $14.9 million on Friday night while "Alvin" secured $13 million, but those rankings could easily switch by the end of the weekend. "It's Complicated," the comedy starring Meryl Streep, Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin, held onto fourth place, the same spot it debuted in last weekend.

Fifth place went to "The Blind Side," Sandra Bullock's surprise success that continues to amaze, albeit in less lavish fashion. The movie's return to the elite five meant the departure of "Up in the Air," which earned $4.1 million for sixth place. Thanks to its Friday night performance, "The Blind Side" has earned more than $200 million domestically.

by Josh Wigler (http://moviesblog.mtv.com)