I expected this to be either one of two things... that it would focus on the steamy sex, or be a treacly, preachy exploration of why a May-December romance with the woman being the older party is wrong. I was pleasantly surprised to find out it was neither. Instead it was an exploration of a love story that starts out with bad timing.
Another pleasant surprise is that there were many, many laugh out loud moments. More than ten for me. Sandy's first date after her divorce with the chiropractor (John Schneider) was hilariously cringe-worthy. A couple of holy crap moments too, mostly related to her precocious and slightly outspoken children.
Four and a half out of five stars. A movie is seldom perfect, but I could really relate to this one at this time in my life, and it comes darn close to being perfect. Some comedic moments were slightly over the top, so I dinged it half a star. If you want to add it to your shelf of Rom-Coms, the price point is pretty good and it's definitely worth a look.
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