It's Complicated (2009)

When attending their son's college graduation, a couple reignite the spark in their relationship...but the complicated fact is they're divorced and he's remarried.

Director:

Nancy Meyers

Writer:

Nancy Meyers

Stars:

Meryl Streep, Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin

Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 2 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Meryl Streep	...	Jane Adler
Steve Martin	...	Adam Schaffer
Alec Baldwin	...	Jake Adler
John Krasinski	...	Harley
Lake Bell	...	Agness Adler
Mary Kay Place	...	Joanne
Rita Wilson	...	Trisha
Alexandra Wentworth	...	Diane
Hunter Parrish	...	Luke Adler
Zoe Kazan	...	Gabby Adler
Caitlin FitzGerald	...	Lauren Adler
Emjay Anthony	...	Pedro Adler
Nora Dunn	...	Sally
Bruce Altman	...	Ted
Robert Curtis Brown	...	Peter

Storyline

During his son's college graduation, Jane hooks up with her ex-husband, Jake, who's married to a younger woman. As if being your ex's mistress isn't tough enough, Jane also finds herself drawn to Adam, a smitten architect.

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Plot Keywords:

graduation | affair | divorce | hook up | architect | 

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Taglines:

First comes marriage. Then comes divorce. And then...

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some drug content and sexuality

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [es]

Country:

USA

Language:

English French

Release Date:

25 December 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Untitled Nancy Meyers Project

Filming Locations:

714 West Potrero Road, Hidden Valley, Westlake Village, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$85,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£1,098,659 (UK) (8 January 2010)

Gross:

$112,703,470 (USA) (26 March 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Waverly Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Although they have never previously worked together in a film, Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin are tied for most times hosting Saturday Night Live with 14 times each. They are also co-hosting the 2010 Academy Awards.

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Goofs

When Jane and Adam are looking over the plans together at her house, Adam asks "Have you lived here long?" but his mouth isn't moving.

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Quotes

Jane: I was going to call you last night, and then you wouldn't of taken the call. It would have of gone on for months and!
Adam: I would have taken the call!

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Connections

Referenced in DR2 Premiere: Episode #4.2 (2010)

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Soundtracks

"Good Thing"
Written by David Steele and Roland Gift
Performed by Fine Young Cannibals
Courtesy of Buena Vista Pictures

User Reviews

Its simple, really

"It's Complicated" is pretty simple, actually. Successful Californian food store owner Meryl Streep has been happily divorced from her former husband Alex Baldwin for the last ten years, but on a trip to New York to attend their son's graduation, she starts an affair with him. He happens to have re-married, to a younger woman, while she becomes involved with her architect Steve Martin. Will Meryl and Alec get back together again, or will she set off into the sunset with Steve. ​What will the children think? Do we care?

Well, not a lot. The lifestyle depicted is one in which everything is perfect, especially the cast's complexions. There are no human imperfections depicted, unless you count lust. All the characters, with the partial exception of Meryl, are stereotypes – people from Advertising land. In real life things are much more complicated.

That said, this is a superior piece of its type and it passes the watch test (I didn't look at my watch while viewing it). True, I could watch Meryl reading the phone book, and yes the dialogue was witty and the set pieces funny, and I had some guilty enjoyment from all the affluence. But really it was all too sweet, like Meryl's chocolate cake. Alex Baldwin does a passable LA lawyer while Steve Martin seems to be in the wrong movie.