It’s Just A Movie

Don’t go with too high expectations to see this movie, even if the actors might be considered great: heartthrob Adam Brody (yes, that cute guy from O.C.) or Meg Ryan. Basically, the movie wants to be dramatic, but only manages to present us a (too sensitive and too emotional to be real) guy and his wannabe intense feelings or what the director meant to call tumultuous inner conflicts. Actually, it is almost impossible not to like him, even if he’s not based on the reality, the reality where guys mostly lack this cheesy sensitivity, silly romantic heart and surreal kindness and compassion.

Carter (Adam’s character) is left by his girlfriend and so, he decides to exchange the thrilling LA life with a more peaceful decor in the Michigan suburbs, where his grandmother lives. But since he is a heartthrob, after all, what can we expect? He is a real magnet to women, namely his neighbors, the Hardwicke girls (well, actually, the mom and the teenage girl, who are attracted to him for different reasons). The movie tries top get more dramatic when the problems of the Hardwicke come to surface: cancer, infidelity and conflict between generations. And yes, you are right, Carter has the gift and the talent to make peace.

The tagline tries to be catchy and funnier than the actual movie: “Carter can’t get a break, so he’s taking a time out. But the women next door have other plans.” And, to be even more profound, “Sometimes the only place to become a man is in the land of women.” But in order to sustain the pro cheesy and pro cliché arguments that regard In the Land of Women, you should know that you will see yet another (wow, how romantic!) kiss in the rain and yet another girl who turns her car around when she realizes she is in love. If these scenes sound familiar, it is because they are.