Review of People Like Us (2012) by Sol C — 18 Jul 2012

The film was so so. I was expecting it to be really good, cause the trailer is good. The film reminded me too much of Rain Man and Bounce. There is some scenes in this film that felt like a bad copy of scenes from Rain Man and Bounce. The film needed a major rewrite. I major subplot of the film is left hanging and unresolved, which in my opinion is a major mistake. On a positive, the film has a good soundtrack.

Chris Pine's character reminded me too much of Tom Cruise's character in Rain Man and Ben Affleck's character in Bounce. Elizabeth Banks is great in the film. She definitely shines. She kind of reminded me of Gwyneth Paltrow's character from Bounce. Pine and Banks have a good on screen chemistry. It kind of reminded me of Affleck and Paltrow's chemistry in the film Bounce. Michael Hall D'Addario was miscast as Banks's son. Olivia Wilde is great in her supporting role. Michelle Pfeiffer stole the film in my opinion. She is terrific in every scene that she is in. I wanted to see more of her in the film.