I have to tell you, I didn't really expect this movie to be more than mediocre. Why did I go see it then? I took my 18 year old daughter - we wanted a night out but as there is too much drama in our everyday lives, we wanted a lighthearted and fun movie. This seemed like it would fit the bill. I figured it would be another "trendy" (rolls eyes) movie with fake laughs and overanimated with jokes in bad taste, etc. Instead, what we got was a very intelligently written, solid plot & lovable characters. Movie was hilarious and very engaging - I did not want to get up for even a minute and miss any of the performance. We saw the film in digital 3D, which was very neat. Graphics, animation & originality in this movie were top notch. Highly, highly recommend it!
Richard Gere and Diane Lane were both great - I really enjoyed the movie during all scenes with them. The problem with this movie is the poor supporting actors - Scott Glenn, though normally a great actor, seemed lacking in this movie & the girl that played Diane Lane's daughter I thought did not act very well at all. Most of all though, the ending to this movie blew! Totally unexpected & uncalled for. I don't see what the relevance was to the story other than to ruin it.
Movie was really good. I didn't want to get up the entire 2.5 hours for fear I'd miss something important. Very action packed movie and the action starts only 30 seconds into the movie. Highly recommended.