In the Land of Women (2007)

It's been done before...but better...
A woman who works at the library said that this was a "cute movie," so I knew what to expect, but watched it anyway. ("Cute" usually means: okay, wouldn't really watch it again, but there may be a couple of good parts.)

Carter was dumped by his model/actress girlfriend and decided to go take care of his grandmother and gather his thoughts far from L.A. He writes soft core porn, but he wants to move on to something more meaningful, like writing about his high school days.
He meets a mother and daughter who live across the street from his outspoken, strange grandmother (played by Olympia Dukakis) and finds that he is there to help the mother and daughter connect and reestablish their broken relationship. Something tragic is happening within their family and both the women get close very quickly to their new neighbor.

There are a few reasons that I didn't really connect to this movie. It's another mediocre film that seems to take a theme from another. (had a Graduate-like feel) Also, I just don't enjoy movies that have lots of deep talks, but don't really say much. Last, it bothers me when it's dramatic, but in the wrong way. Carter says in passing that his school didn't have a football team, so one night, Lucy (the teenage girl) knocks on his window and randomly takes him to her high school football field. Also: Sarah (the mom) said, when Carter was talking about all of the love letters he had written to his ex-girlfriend, that she had NEVER received a letter like that. Well, what do you think happened? He wrote her a love letter. Get the picture? It just felt too pretentious, and too Hollywood.

I gave it two stars because I didn't think that it was horrible. I also really liked the grandmothers crazy character. I would probably not recommend the movie to anyone, or watch it again.

i love this movie
I think that this movie was amazing... it had the best plot... it just was really a touching movie about what everyone wants... love

Entertaining Drama with Some Loose Ends
I liked this movie. I think Adam Brody's character, Carter, is interesting and laid back like the average nice guy today. He is cool without realizing his attractiveness which is always attractive. The plot is slow at points, but it provides an interesting view of human nature- especially the mother daughter relationship. I think the weaknesses are that the writer could have played up the mother-daughter connection a bit more,which may have turned off some male viewers. He/they could have showed Carter coming to some realizations or make the ending more surprising as well , and what was the deal with Carter kissing the Mom and the daughter? Overall, I'd recommend it.