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Larry Crowne is the ideal employee; he is great with customers, loves his job, and is dedicated to his company. Unfortunately, his company is downsizing and since Larry doesn't have a college degree of any kind they feel that he cannot advance in the company, and they decide to let him go. As a man who has spent most of his life in the Navy and just survived a difficult divorce, Larry has no options. No one is hiring with the economy being as tight as it is, so Larry decides to go to community college in order to make himself appear more recommended for the work force. With the basics, Larry is able to start building a schedule at community college that will help him gain the best abilities for the real world work force. His first class is a speech class designed to help students prepare for interviews and speeches. Ms. Tainot, his teacher, is herself unhappy with her situation. She has a husband who isn't interested in her anymore and a lack of interest in her favorite classes from students on campus. Her job is frustrating. Larry Crowne's ever optimistic personality, however, begins to rub off on her helping her achieve pleasure within her work. Together they seem to find a harmony that helps both of them true their troubles.
Tom Hanks, as always, is incredibly charming. His happy demeanor is a perfect match for Julia Roberts's sarcastic cynical edge as Ms. Tainot. It's a charming film with a feel good vibe, and in an economy like the one we've recently been trying to escape, the subject matter and premise are easy to relate to. It's an easy watch with some interesting side characters and a good mix of feel good vibes. Larry Crowne is a good film to eat popcorn to on a Sunday afternoon.
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