Crazy, Stupid, Love

Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011) starring Steve Carell, Julianne Moore, Ryan Gosling. Cal Weaver's (Carell) wife, Emily (Moore) suddenly asks him for a divorce. Cal starts going out to bars, where he meets Jacob (Gosling), a real playa. Jacob decides to "help" Cal by teaching him all his tricks for getting ladies into bed. The plot is much more complicated than just that summary would suggest, however. Cal's son, Robbie, is in love with the babysitter, Jessica; and Jessica has a crush (never reciprocated) on Cal. Meanwhile, other characters who seem unconnected to the main plot are dealing with their unhappy love lives. Everything comes together in a grand cluster fuck finale which is truly hilarious, and at the same time moving. This movie gets top marks from me. It has subtitles, but not closed captions. Grade: A-