When a movie starts with an idiotic continuity mistake then you know you’re in for a rough ride. To be honest I went in with low expectations. I can’t even remember the last movie that Catherine Zeta-Jones was in (Death Defying Acts-for anyone who cares) let alone that I enjoyed. That’s not forgetting the male lead is that guy from The Hangover, not Bradley Cooper.
The movie starts with Sandy (Catherine Zeta-Jones) leaving her kids at school in a silver SUV. On her drive home in a red SUV she sings along to Meredith Brook’s Bitch. Oh, you see that’s to show that she is not your regular suburban mum. She’s a little cool and she likes sports as we will see later in a very unnecessary, lengthy exploration of her working life.
Long story short, and this movie is long, her husband is cheating on her so she moves to Manhattan, blah Blah Blah finds herself attracted to the much younger male babysitter, Aram (Justin Bartha).
The movie continues in the most conventional manner possible. They took the latest trend of cougars and threw in some stereotypes and references to MILF’s. Oh, it is hilarious to see the differences between younger people and older people. Don’t forget to throw in some very annoying kids who are the greatest example of what is wrong with youth today- bratty and uncontrollable.
I’m not really sure why this movie made it to cinemas. It is perfect for gaggles of middle aged women swilling down a bottle of wine each per hour in front of their flat screen TV on their ‘girls night in’, thinking what it is like to have their very own toy boy.
Avoid this disaster at all costs. However, saying that, it does deserve one award- the longest, most pointless montage in movie history. Congratulations makers of The Rebound.
