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In the Land of Women (2007)
It can't get more Breakfast Club than that.
I was really looking forward to seeing In the Land of Women after seeing the trailer. So I rented the DVD and I wasn't disappointed.
In The Land of Women features Carter Webb, a soft-core porn writer who leaves LA after breaking up with his actress girlfriend. He heads to Michigan to care for his crazy grandmother who thinks that she's dying. While there he touches the lives of the Hardwicke women, Sarah, the mother, Lucy, the eldest daughter, and Paige, the youngest.
I think what I love most about this movie is how it's not a conventional romantic comedy. There are as many laughs as tears and the story takes several twists and turns that you didn't see coming. You also feel for the characters. When they laugh, you laugh, when they're sad, you're sad, and when they're frustrated, you're frustrated too. Kudos on Jon Kasdan on that, not many can accomplish such a task.
But the characters wouldn't be so real if the actors didn't commit. And they did. Adam Brody is great as Carter. Olympia Dukakis also delivers as Carter's crazy grandmother. And Meg Ryan and Kristen Stewart weren't bad either.
Overall, I gave it a 7/10 stars. It was a great watch, but the ending was a bit weak.