Synopsis
When he suddenly finds himself without his long-standing blue-collar job, Larry Crowne enrolls at his local college to start over. There, he becomes part of an eclectic community of students and develops a crush on his teacher.
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Cast
- Tom HanksLarry Crowne
- Julia RobertsMercedes Tainot
- Bryan CranstonDean Tainot
- Cedric the EntertainerLamar
- Pam GrierFrances
- Taraji P. HensonB'Ella
- George TakeiDr. Matsutani
- Nia VardalosMap Genie
- Sarah MahoneySamantha
- Roxana OrtegaAlvarez
Recommendations
- 70
Boxoffice Magazine
This charmer about late middle-aged renaissance is pertinent for these times and a perfect summer comedy for grown-ups looking to escape robots and superheroes. - 67
Tampa Bay Times
The pleasant surprises in Larry Crowne come from its side characters. - 60
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. - 58
Entertainment Weekly
It's easy enough to accept the romantic-comedy luck of the two finding each another. It's much tougher, and ultimately useless, to buy everything else about this fairy tale of self-reinvention in a stalled economy. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
Every scene is on the prowl for laughs at the expense of the inherent drama in the lives of its colorful characters. - 50
Chicago Sun-Times
The screenplay carries blandness to a point beyond tedium. - 40
Time Out
Though both lead actors are able to coast for a while on their natural charm, it's evident by the soppy finale that their "Sleepless in Seattle" and "Pretty Woman" salad days are long past. - 40
Village Voice
With its eager-to-please congeniality, it almost works, but with a pacing that is at once comfortably assured and frustratingly slack, like holding exactly to the speed limit on a stretch of open road, Larry Crowne never quite comes to life.
