"It's Complicated" (movie review)

It's Academy Awards evening tonight.
So...
It would seem there are 2 main types of movie - Hollywood and non-Hollywood.
The Hollywood movies are for those times when your soul needs a little fake pick-me-up a la coca cola (sugary, addictive, unreal, and guaranteeing ersatz happiness).

I don't think the Hollywood movie has been any more caustically or brilliantly sent up than in Altman's "The Player"...do go and see it!
As to "It's Complicated" - well, up to you!
Some lovely low key acting from Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin (in fact, Martin's performance is delightfully understated).
This is a "romantic comedy" about a woman falling in love with her ex-husband (Streep and Baldwin) - it looks lightly, briefly at the consequences of separation, moving on (or not), getting older...
There are some lovely lighter moments, and a hilarious scene involving nude accidental skyping, but at the end our lives have not been changed, either inspirationally or disturbingly, and we are ready for another swig of saccharine soda pop.
Julie and Julia was a better vehicle for Streep, and in fact a better movie altogether.
You won't be offended by this movie, or inspired, or provoked - and you may feel good for at least 10 minutes afterwards.

6/10.