All All. Sign In. User reviews. Hide spoilers. Keaton and Nicholson. To my surprise, I liked this movie. I generally dislike Jack Nicholson, although I certainly think he is a very talented and gifted actor To my surprise, I liked it.
I too am a woman "of a certain age" and I found myself responding to this movie very much in the context of a woman Diane Keaton's age. I laughed to tears over her creativity surge-- she very accurately portrayed that kind of grief over a relationship lost This movie took me by surprise, I wasn't sure if I could handle watching old actors getting it on but this movie turned out to be a great romantic comedy.
It would have been nice to see more input from Frances McDormand and Keanu Reeves, but otherwise I really enjoyed the movie. Keaton plays Erica Barry, a something playwright living on her own in a swanky beach house in the Hamptons. Although she has achieved enormous success in her career, her personal life leaves much to be desired.
Erica, though brilliant and attractive, has pretty much shut herself off from the dating scene since her divorce a number of years ago. One fateful day, Erica stumbles upon a strange man rummaging through her refrigerator, a 63 year-old professional bachelor named Harry Sanborn who, Erica discovers to her horror, is dating her 30 year-old daughter, Marin Harry is, actually, a notorious bachelor, having been profiled as such in a number of tony New York magazines.
Even though Erica is disgusted by the situation, she is forced to take care of Harry after he suffers a heart attack while staying at her place. Despite their diametrically opposed outlooks on love and romance, Erica and Harry spend quality time together, discover their ultimate compatibility, and eventually fall in love.
