In a plot custom made for H. Grant, he stars as an award winning script writer who flounders in his career and personal life. Falling from grace after some unsuccessful projects and a divorce, he lands on teaching position in a college among cliche characters: an ex-marine dean, a stern English literature scholar with whom he's at odds, etc. As could be predicted even without seeing the movie, he immediately gets into trouble with a sour turning relationship with one of his students while flirting with Marisa Tomei, a single mom who juggles low paying jobs while dancing and also finding time and money for Grant's course all at the same time. M. Tomei balances Grant's depression and introversion with her radiance and exuberance. This is a typical H. Grant movie with the gravity of a soap bubble. In general, the cast and acting are good with details like classroom scenes being a bit fluffy and slapdash job. Compared to the similar work "Did you hear about Morgans?", Rewrite hands down is the improved one because there's no wasted effort for contrived comedy and M. Tomei is a better cast than S. J. Parker in a similar role.
Review of The Rewrite
