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By Stephen Whitty (1,794) for Newark Star-Ledger (1,745) on 01 Jul 2011

It's about as close to real comedy as a cup of milky tea is to a real meal…

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By Barbara Vancheri (51) for Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (258) on 30 Jun 2011

The writers not only tackle love lost and found but also some timely topics such as unemployment and the prospect of foreclosure due to underwater…

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By Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) (2,277) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 30 Jun 2011

Words like gentle and sweet were undoubtedly tossed around by the folks who made Larry Crowne. I wonder if they ever got around to boring…

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By Catherine Jones (104) for Liverpool Echo (161) on 30 Jun 2011

Larry Crowne is an uplifting cinematic trifle garnished with an unwavering belief that it's never too late to embrace life…

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By Lou Lumenick (2,103) for New York Post (6,650) on 30 Jun 2011

If you're looking for a movie you can take your parents or young children to without fear of embarrassment or the need for endless explanations,…

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By Pete Hammond (936) for Boxoffice Magazine (2,896) on 30 Jun 2011

This charmer about late middle-aged renaissance is pertinent for these times and a perfect summer comedy for grown-ups looking to escape robots…

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By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 30 Jun 2011

It's enough that these two castaways are friends, but I guess friendship doesn't cut it when you're trying to create a star-driven hit…

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By Rick Groen (1,350) for Globe and Mail (2,419) on 30 Jun 2011

Next semester, the stars should drop Speech 217 and enroll in Chemistry 101 – they dearly need some…

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By Dana Stevens (1,435) for Slate (2,081) on 30 Jun 2011

This script - a collaboration between Hanks and Nia Vardalos, the writer and star of My Big Fat Greek Wedding - would need multiple punch-up…

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By David Edwards (979) for Daily Mirror (UK) (1,133) on 30 Jun 2011

Larry Crowne is an amiable piece of fluff, but as a recession drama it lacks the bite of The Company Men, being too timid to criticise the…

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By Leonard Maltin (609) for leonardmaltin.com (584) on 30 Jun 2011

If you like, you can think of Larry Crowne as the anti-Transformers…

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By Jeff Meyers (379) for Metro Times (Detroit, MI) (691) on 30 Jun 2011

Hanks' and Vardalos' treatment of a middle-aged Joe heading back to the classroom is about as believable as Rodney Dangerfield's Back to…

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By Scott Weinberg (1,998) for ScreenAnarchy (469) on 30 Jun 2011

An endless slog of flat platitudes, generic cliches, and clumsily on-the-nose saccharine sweetness that feels about as sincere as a Hallmark card…

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By Jules Brenner (885) for Cinema Signals (847) on 30 Jun 2011

At least Vardalos didn't put herself on Larry's ride. It's enough that the fuel in the tank is low test at scooter speed…

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By Tom Long (1,693) for Detroit News (2,682) on 30 Jun 2011

This is film as comfort food, and even if it has very little nutritional value, its pleasantly bland texture will help keep you occupied until…

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By Kevin Williamson (186) for Jam! Movies (2,396) on 30 Jun 2011

I realize Hanks, who also directed, wanted to make an upbeat, positive character study about rebounding in the face of unemployment and hardship…

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By Maria Cote (2) for Kansas City Star (1,573) on 30 Jun 2011

Thankfully, two powerhouse actors add a little extra somethin' to elevate that sticky sweet oatmeal we call a romantic comedy to a satisfying meal…

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By Victoria Alexander (762) for FilmsInReview.com (462) on 30 Jun 2011

Hanks sabotages his and Roberts careers with this lazy, stupid disaster…

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By Pete Vonder Haar (745) for Houston Press (294) on 30 Jun 2011

At best, Larry Crowne is laughably inept and anachronistic. At worst, it's propaganda…

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By Christian Toto (897) for What Would Toto Watch? (283) on 30 Jun 2011

Larry Crowne makes losing your job, your car and your house look like the greatest thing to happen to a middle aged man…

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