1. Surprise Jeff Goldblum is a surprise!
  2. Not sure how taking a job in Manhattan that pays half of what you made in New Jersey enables you to move into a decent sized apartment on the island. Despite having never lived in New York, I still have an ongoing hatred for suspiciously large New York apartments. See also: P.S. I Love You. (Actually, don’t.)
  3. I think this might be falling under the “Romantic Comedy” category but the romantic subplot is just that — a subplot. It’s more of a sidenote in Becky’s life than a focus on any level, so that’s refreshing.
  4. I think Rachel McAdams should do some more comedy. I enjoyed her in this.
  5. I didn’t realise how much I disliked Diane Keaton in things recently until I didn’t hate her in this.
  6. Harrison Ford, on the other hand… playing the crochety old guy is only fun if you can act, and I haven’t been convinced in the last ten years that Ford is actually capable of this. I know, it’s a sacrilege to say this about the man who played both Han Solo and Indiana Jones, but I stand by this position. I’m not buying the gruff cantankerous act.
  7. I really loved Becky’s dress at the end when she goes for her Today Show interview.
  8. Patrick Wilson. That is all.
  9. It’s predictable and fluffy and goofy, but inoffensively so. Sometimes that’s all I ask.

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