This film is moving out of the theaters, but I went and saw it this weekend. It’s a good thing the wife and I waited until a Sunday night towards the end of the run to see it because I couldn’t stop laughing. I laughed so damn hard I started crying. If people were there, they would have either been laughing with me, or staring. Also, there was a point where I spewed up my beverage because of a joke Jack Nicholson cracked. It had something to do with Diane Sawyer. I’d probably would’ve gotten in a fist fight with the guy in front of me, had there been a guy in front of me. Good thing it was only water.

It’s very interesting to see a film where the stars aren’t made up to look ten years younger than they are. That impressed me. Diane Keaton had wrinkles under her eyes, and so did Captain “You can’t handle the truth” Jack. How unusual, how different, how natural. It made the story all the more believable.

The only thing I will mention about the movie is that it’s a little long. Is it too long? Not exactly. I have a theory on this, it wasn’t that there were too many scenes, or that the timing of any scene was off, it’s just a few of the earlier exchanges could’ve have been trimmed. There was a lot of dialog, and it was all good, but by the time we got to the ending, I was ready for bed. I’d laughed so hard by the time the film got really serious, I was done. The fact that it was nearly one in the morning may have played into this as well.

But if you have more energy and some time, check it out. It’s funny. Really funny. And I think it has a message or two, wrapped in a pleasant and entertaining package.