Sorry, this movie sucks

One of my all time favorites.

It is a performances centric movie

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

With the 2 principal actors billed, I thought I was going to love this film. However, it is truly bad. The story line is totally unconvincing and corny. It relates issues covered many times (and much better) in numerous other films. The only good points are that there are some reasonable performances by Roberts and Hanks, but these fall way short of the marvelous kind of stuff we see in Castaway, Capt Philips, Pretty Woman, Notting Hill etc. Roberts performance hinted at "Bad Teacher" at times, but never really got close.I'm glad I only bought a 2nd hand dvd dics for a few dollars. Even so, I feel somewhat cheated!

The movie has its flaws. It is slow, dull at times, and the storyline isn't that interesting either. It isn't really funny. I didn't like the gang of scooter riders, especially the lead girl who behaved as if she is too naïve to notice that she was behaving in an inappropriate way with an older man. I would have said that I didn't like this movie, but, I can't as Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts made all the difference. I like Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts, and they made me like the movie more. I think Tom Hanks is great in this movie and it is nice to see him working so hard for his college education. I liked all the scenes with Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts. And it is because of their acting and on-screen sweetness that made me like this movie.

A feel good movie,2 words "Positive Vibe" trust me..!!!! . Just watch it don't think too much. You will like it eventually.

Please know that I am a fan of Tom Hanks. Movies like "Forrest Gump" or "The Green Mile" come to mind. He can pull off any genre. Movies benefit, besides from his acting skills, from his likability and charisma. So much so, that even "light comedies" seem more sophisticated somehow. Unfortunately, not this time! Larry Crowne is painful to watch, cringe-worthy and for some: aggravating.***SPOILERS AHEAD***Middle-aged Larry Crowne (Tom Hanks) is fired from his job and decides to go back to college. Younger students figure, that he is lame and decide to give him a makeover: His look, his flat, etc. He does not object and happily accepts their judgment and their self proclaimed superficial role as human-fixers. So after changing his hair-cut, rearranging his flat and picking new clothes for him to wear, it comes as no surprise when a younger female student decides to grab, snap and throw his glasses. Larry Crowne's reaction: "Thank you". New glasses make him look more hip. Transformation almost complete...At the same time we, the viewer, get to know Mercedes (Julia Roberts), who is working as a college teacher. She is bitter, hates her husband (who likes big boobs) and gave up on teaching a long time ago. She is judgemental and uses limited information, she can gather by looking around, to label her students unworthy of her teachings.By now, you will probably have figured out the whole movie. Students fix Larry, Larry fixes Mercedes, Larry and Mercedes and up falling in love.I disliked this movie so much, I had to write a review. In order to balance my bad experience I will have to re-watch a classic and write a senseless good review for the universe to absorb. Thank you.