Larry Crowne: DVD Review
Larry Crowne
Rating: M
Released by Vendetta Films
A rom com with Tom Hanks directing and starring and co-written with
Julia Roberts may not sound like a hit but Larry Crowne is better
than you would believe.
Hanks plays Larry Crowne, a former Navy man who's working in a
WalMart style shop. One day, however, he finds he's a victim of
downsizing and it's revealed he was targetted because he had no
college education and will never succeed in any company.
So, armed with that information Crowne heads back to enrol in
community college - and winds up in a motivational class run
by Julia Roberts' disenchanted and disillusioned teacher Mercedes
Tainot.
However, Crowne finds a new lease on life - as does Tainot as the
two of them rediscover what's important in their lives.
Sure, it sounds sickly and sentimental, but this film from Hanks is
actually a lot of fun and an unexpected life affirming pleasure.
With a quirky script and some brilliant supporting turns
(particularly by Gugu Mbatha-Raw - this girl is heading for big
things) it's funny, heart warming and dry.
Rating: 6/10
