{"id":1156,"date":"2011-06-30T13:20:18","date_gmt":"2011-06-30T20:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dvdpinson.com\/?p=1156"},"modified":"2011-06-30T13:20:18","modified_gmt":"2011-06-30T20:20:18","slug":"larry-crowne-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/?p=1156","title":{"rendered":"Larry Crowne Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stumbleupon.com\/hostedbadge.php?s=1\"><\/script><!-- Place this tag in your head or just before your close body tag --><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/apis.google.com\/js\/plusone.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Larry Crowne<\/h2>\n<p>In the midst of all the blockbuster action movies and comic book characters brought to the big screen comes Tom Hanks\u2019 Playtone Productions latest project,\u201cLarry Crowne\u201d. Written by both Hanks and Nia Vardalos (\u201cMy Big Fat Greek Wedding\u201d) \u201cLarry Crowne\u201d is like drinking a tall glass of lemonade on a perfect summer day. It\u2019s relaxing, refreshing and not meant to be too exciting.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, lack in excitement doesn\u2019t mean lack in entertainment. Lovable Tom Hanks plays the title character, a man who takes pride in his retail job where he is underutilized and under-appreciated and is abruptly \u201clet go\u201d after years of service. Having spent twenty years in the Navy straight out of high school, he never attended college and decides that he wants to change that and start anew.<\/p>\n<p>On his first day of school, he meets pretty, free spirited Talia (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) and the rest of her \u201cscooter gang,\u201d including her more-silly-than-sexy boyfriend (Wilmer Valderrama), who help Larry adjust to his new life. He also is introduced to the ins-and-outs of public speaking taught by a weary Mrs. Tainot, played by the ever-effervescent Julia Roberts, who manages to handle her early mornings and failing marriage with many-a-blended alcoholic drinks.<\/p>\n<p>Julia Roberts and Tom Hanks are a winning combination on their own. However, Hanks smartly downplays the budding romance between the two and concentrates on their characters\u2019 genuine affection towards each other, which is much more believable. The supporting characters play their parts strongly, never overshadowing the stars, but instead complementing them and creating a well-orchestrated cast: Cedric the Entertainer and cutesy Taraji P. Henson play Larry\u2019s quirky neighbors. Bryan Cranston (\u201cMalcom in the Middle\u201d) is Mr. Tainot, the writer-turned-blogger-turned- porn-lover husband. And, a bottle-blonde Rita Wilson in a small but excellent role as a bank loan officer who brings quick bursts of sparkle to the screen.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Larry Crowne In the midst of all the blockbuster action movies and comic book characters brought to the big screen comes Tom Hanks\u2019 Playtone Productions latest project,\u201cLarry Crowne\u201d. Written by both Hanks and Nia Vardalos (\u201cMy Big Fat Greek Wedding\u201d) \u201cLarry Crowne\u201d is like drinking a tall glass of lemonade on a perfect summer [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1280,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[11135,12083,23015],"class_list":["post-1156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-movie-reviews","tag-julia-roberts","tag-larry-crowne-movie-review","tag-tom-hanks"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":8}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1156"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1156\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}