TOM HANKS and Julia Roberts are two of the most successful actors of their generation.
Thanks to Forrest Gump, Apollo 13 and the Toy Story trilogy, Hanks is one of the highest- grossing actors at the box office, and Roberts was reportedly the first actress to command a fee of $20m or a role.
So they seem an unlikely choice to play characters who have fallen on hard times in this recession-themed romantic comedy directed by Hanks and co-written by Nia Vardalos (My Big Fat Greek Wedding).
Despite the timely financial gloom as a backdrop, Larry Crowne is an uplifting cinematic trifle garnished with a belief that it’s never too late to embrace life.
It is also a sweet yet very slight portrait of modern times, as seen through the eyes of a middle-aged man who refuses to be floored by life’s hard knocks.
