dvd of the week
One of the better movies of the summer was also its most under-watched. Crazy, Stupid, Love is about the divorce of Steve Carell and Julianne Moore; Carell’s friendship with an expert lothario played by Ryan Gosling and Gosling surprisingly falling in love with Emma Stone. It’s quite funny and enormously insightful about why we love and despair about love, and the acting, aside from Marisa Tomei’s insane cameo, is subtle and smart. It was written and directed by the guys who made the great I Love You Phillip Morris; Glenn Ficarra and John Requa are showing that they’re among the most promising American filmmakers.
