This movie stars two great actors in Michael Douglas and Dianne Keaton as two people living next to each other in a house split out into apartments. Both are struggling to get by after the deaths of their long-time spouses.
Oren Little (played by
Douglas) is a real estate agent trying to sell the home that him and his wife
had lived in for many years. He wants to
sell the home for over 8 million dollars.
His son, who had struggles with drug dependency, returns to ask him to
care for his young daughter while he serves a short term in prison for a crime
he did not commit.
Leah (played by Keaton) is
a singer in a club and trying to make ends meet. Leah and the other tenants dislike Douglas
who is their landlord. She gets along
with everyone but does not know how to deal with Oren. He comes to the club she’s in and hears her
sing and offers to become her agent to get her a better job. Oren convinces Leah to help him care for his
granddaughter. The storyline shows Oren coming to love his granddaughter as he
and Leah become close as well.
I thought this movie
started kind of slow but after about 15 minutes I was hooked. The movie was directed by the great Rob
Reiner (director of other great movies such as When Harry Met Sally) and is one of those feel-good stories that is
easy to enjoy. Rob Reiner even had a
small part in the movie. I loved both
Leah and Oren’s characters. I gave this
movie 3 out of 4 stars.
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