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Larry Crowne

2011

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Bryan Cranston, Nia Vardalos ...

4.8

7,679

Romance. Drama. Comedy When appealing everyman Larry Crowne (Tom Hanks) is inexplicably fired from his job as a big box store clerk, he realizes it’s time for some meaningful change in his life. Deeply in debt and without direction, he returns to college where he befriends a group of scooter-riding students and eventually develops a real affection for his beautiful speech class instructor, Mercedes Tainot (Julia Roberts).

	Author	Review
United States	Justin Chang Variety	"Movie stars may be less valued than they used to be, but it's still puzzling to see Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts stuck in a romantic comedy as flat-footed and tone deaf as Larry Crowne"	NEG
United States	Kirk Honeycutt The Hollywood Reporter	"A romantic comedy whose obsession with easy laughs undermines the dramatic opportunities in a story about a suddenly jobless man"	NEG
United Kingdom	Helen O'Hara Empire	"This one coasts by on Hanks’ immense appeal and charm, but more focus and a touch more sharpness are needed to make it really come alive. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of five)"	NEU
United States	Lou Lumenick New York Post	"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, this is the one (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"'Larry Crowne' has Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts and a good premise and a colorful supporting cast, but what it doesn't have is a reason for existing (...) Rating: ★★ (out of four)"	NEU

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