At forty something Cal Weaver (Steve Carell) is living the dream-good job nice house, great kids and a marriage from the girl he met since highschool, Emily (Julianne Moore). But then he learns that his wife cheats on him and wanted a divorce and his "perfect" life unravels.
Night by night, he spends his free time sulking alone on a bar to release his sadness, and in this club is where he meets his wing-man, 30 year old player, Jacob Palmer (Ryan Gosling).
In an effort to help Cal get over his wife and start living his life, Jacob opens his eyes to the options he have before him: flirty women, manly drinks and a sense of style that can't be found at Supercats or The Gap.
As the story goes on, it wasn't only Emily and Cal who were looking for love. Robbie (Jonah Bobo), their 13 year old son is crazy about his 17 year old baby sitter Jessica (Analeigh Tipton) who then happens to have a crush with Cal. And Cal's oldest daughter, Hannah (Emma Stone) also stuggles with her love life with her lawyer boyfriend Richard (Josh Groban) who then she thoughts would be proposing to her once she pass the board exam, but later on she finds out that what Richard would offer her was a job on his own law firm.
After breaking up with Richard, she immediately went to the bar where she met Jacob and then Jacob takes home Hannah but instead of having sexual intercourse the two then have meaningful conversations that made Jacob change for the better and made him fall in love with Hannah.
On the latter part, when Cal tried to surprised his wife and Hannah tried to introduce Jacob to her parents, a "disaster" happened. Cal was surprised to find out that her daughter's boyfriend is his player wing man Jacob. Knowing what kind of person he is, Cal got mad and never gave him the approval for their relationship but then after seeing how happy Hannah is with Jacob he then approves their relationship.
“Crazy, Stupid, Love” might not be for everyone. I mean, I’m pretty sure no matter who you are you’ll find something funny and enjoyable about this film. But not everyone will fully appreciate it. This story is about love. It’s not just another romantic comedy, but instead it seems to really have a deeper understanding of love. In one case how it can change someone overnight, in another how it can never really leave and in yet another case, how it knows no age or restrictions. In any case, it’s about how love can be messy, and it can cause you to do crazy and stupid things. But it really exists in people, and it’s something that can be put through awful circumstances and still be there on the other end. So some people, who may have known true love in their life, can understand why very little about this film is cliche. It’s a laughable, painful and uncomfortable mess. And in the end, everything is far from perfect, but it’s hopeful. And that’s the truth.
THE CAST:
THE CAST:
- Steve Carell as Cal Weaver
- Ryan Gosling as Jacob Palmer
- Julianne Moore as Emily Weaver
- Emma Stone as Hannah Weaver
- Analeigh Tipton as Jessica Riley
- Jonah Bobo as Robbie Weaver
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