It’s Complicated (2009)
Comedy, Drama, Romance |
It’s Complicated is a American romantic comedy film written and directed by Nancy Meyers. It stars Meryl Streep as a successful bakery owner and single mother of three who starts a secret affair with her ex-husband, played by Alec Baldwin, ten years after their divorce – only to find herself drawn to another man: her architect Adam. The film also features supporting performances by Lake Bell, Hunter Parrish, Zoe Kazan, John Krasinski, Mary Kay Place, Robert Curtis Brown and Rita Wilson, among others.
The film was met with average reviews from critics, who praised the acting of its ensemble cast but declared its story rather predictable. It became another commercial hit for Meyers, however, upon its Christmas Day 2009 opening release in the United States and Canada.
Jane, who owns a successful bakery in Santa Barbara, California, and Jake Adler, a successful attorney, divorced ten years earlier. They had three children together, two girls and a boy, who are grown. Jake, who was cheating on Jane, married the much younger Agness.
Jane and Jake attend their son Luke’s graduation from college in New York City. After a dinner together, the two begin an affair, which continues in Santa Barbara. Jane is torn about the affair; Jake is not. While Agness has Jake scheduled for regular sessions at a fertility clinic, Jake is secretly taking medication to increase urine flow, the side effects of which are decreased sperm count and dizziness. After one of his sessions he has a lunchtime rendezvous with Jane at a hotel. Jake collapses in the hotel room and a doctor is called. The doctor speculates that the reason for Jake’s distress may be the medication and says he should stop taking it. Jake and Jane’s children know nothing of the affair, but Harley, who is engaged to their daughter Lauren, spots the pair and the doctor in the hotel, but keeps silent.
Director: Nancy Meyers
Writer: Nancy Meyers
Stars: Meryl Streep, Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin, Lake Bell, Hunter Parrish, Zoe Kazan, John Krasinski
►Cast:
| Meryl Streep | … | Jane Adler |
| Steve Martin | … | Adam Schaffer |
| Alec Baldwin | … | Jake Adler |
| John Krasinski | … | Harley |
| Lake Bell | … | Agness Adler |
| Mary Kay Place | … | Joanne |
| Rita Wilson | … | Trisha |
| Alexandra Wentworth | … | Diane |
| Hunter Parrish | … | Luke Adler |
| Zoe Kazan | … | Gabby Adler |
| Caitlin FitzGerald | … | Lauren Adler |
| Emjay Anthony | … | Pedro Adler |
| Nora Dunn | … | Sally |
| Bruce Altman | … | Ted |
| Robert Curtis Brown | … | Peter |
| James Patrick Stuart | … | Dr. Moss |
| Peter Mackenzie | … | Dr. Allen |
| Pat Finn | … | Hotel Doctor |
| Heitor Pereira | … | Party Musician |
| Ramin Djawadi | … | Party Musician |
| Ryeland Allison | … | Party Musician |
| Sean Hamrin | … | Oliver |
| Valente Rodriguez | … | Reynaldo |
| Emily Kinney | … | Waitress |
| Amelia Rasche McCarthy | … | Bakery Manager (as Amelia Rasche) |
| Zack Robidas | … | Hotel Reception Clerk |
| Lisa Masters | … | Woman in Elevator (as Lisa Lynn Masters) |
| Scott Geyer | … | Man in Elevator |
| Andrew Stewart-Jones | … | Restaurant Host |
| Jon Frazier | … | Bartender |
| Ryan Silverman | … | Bartender |
| Jennifer Restivo | … | Woman at Bar |
| Dana Power | … | Woman at Bar |
| Michael Kopp | … | Self-Help Narrator (voice) |
| Michael Rivera | … | Eddie |
| Jennifer Eatz | … | Woman at Fertility Clinic |
| Blanchard Ryan | … | Woman at Fertility Clinic |
| Geneva Carr | … | Woman at Fertility Clinic |
| Eric Rath | … | Man at Fertility Clinic |
| Phil Coccioletti | … | Man at Fertility Clinic (as Philip Coccioletti) |
| Deidre Goodwin | … | Fertility Nurse |
| Rosalie Ward | … | Biltmore Reception Clerk |
| Jessica St. Clair | … | Wedding Specialist |
| Marina Squerciati | … | Melanie |
| Ricardo Chacon | … | Police Officer |
| Michael Yavnielli | … | Police Officer |
| Robert Adamson | … | College Kid at Party |
| Patrick King Jr. | … | College Kid at Party (as Patrick King) |
| Donessa Alexander | … | Pedestrian |
| Wesley Alfvin | … | Hotel Guest |
| Ava Allan | … | Christmas Tree Shopper |
| Martin Andris | … | College Kid at Party |
| Gabriel Del Castillo | … | Upscale Farmer’s Market Shopper |
| Giovanni Cirfiera | … | Businessman |
| Jimmy Clabots | … | College Kid at Party |
| Debra Lord Cooke | … | Principal Dancer |
| Michelle Liu Coughlin | … | Woman at Fertility Clinic |
| Molly Culver | … | Adam’s Girlfriend in Dream |
| Alan Cumming | … | TV Actor |
| Cynthia Daddona | … | Upscale Farmer’s Market Shopper |
| Michael Dean | … | Upscale Café Patron |
| Rick L. Dean | … | Party Guest |
| Katherine Dickson | … | Passenger |
| Lisa Finn | … | Girl |
| Shakira Vanise Gamble | … | Woman at Fertility Clinic |
| Daniel Gold | … | Graduating Student |
| Philip Greene | … | Graduation Parent |
| Anthony Gusevich | … | College Graduate |
| Meryl Hathaway | … | Bakery Server |
| William James Kelly | … | Graduation Guest |
| Anna Kuchma | … | Bakery Server #2 |
| Janice LaFlam | … | Hero / Graduation Guest |
| Maximilian Law | … | Party Co-Host |
| Anne Lockhart | … | Party Guest |
| John Mitchell | … | Graduation Guest |
| Lauren L. Murray | … | Bakery Woman #1 |
| Matthew Nadu | … | College Graduate |
| Jason Andrew O’Malley | … | Waiter |
| Louis C. Oberlander | … | Bohemian Gallery Owner |
| Chuk Ogbonna | … | College Graduate |
| Regina Palian | … | Party Guest |
| Dorota Puzio | … | Party Guest |
| Jason Roeser | … | Graduation Guest |
| Stephanie Maura Sanchez | … | Biltmore Lobby Guest |
| Kristen Schiano | … | Graduation Guest |
| Derek Schreck | … | College Student |
| Pooja Singh | … | College Student |
| Karl Thwaites | … | College Graduate |
| Julia Tokarz | … | Master’s Graduate |
| Pleasant Wayne | … | Resort Wife |
| David Weincek | … | Principal Dancer |
| Steven Weisz | … | Graduation Guest |
| Oprah Winfrey | … | Self |
| Meghan Wolf | … | Waitress #2 |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia