I saw the following new trailer for Crazy, Stupid, Love in front of Arthur earlier this week and it doesn’t look all bad, but it also doesn’t look entirely great. Of course, Carell’s last questionable comedy based on the trailer, Date Night (I’m ignoring Dinner for Schmucks), turned out to be much better than expected though this is clearly a different kind of comedy.
Crazy, Stupid, Love is directed by I Love You Phillip Morris duo John Requa and Glenn Ficarra co-stars Julianne Moore, Emma Stone, John Carroll Lynch, Kevin Bacon, Jonah Bobo, Analeigh Tipton, Josh Groban, Liza Lapira and Joey King and hits theaters on July 29. I’ve included the complete synopsis below the trailer.
At fortysomething, straight-laced Cal Weaver (Steve Carell) is living the dream–good job, nice house, great kids and marriage to his high school sweetheart. But when Cal learns that his wife, Emily (Julianne Moore), has cheated on him and wants a divorce, his “perfect” life quickly unravels. Worse, in today’s single world, Cal, who hasn’t dated in decades, stands out as the epitome of un-smooth. Now spending his free evenings sulking alone at a local bar, the hapless Cal is taken on as wingman and protege to handsome, thirtysomething player Jacob Palmer (Ryan Gosling). In an effort to help Cal get over his wife and start living his life, Jacob opens Cal’s eyes to the many options before him: flirty women, manly drinks and a sense of style that can’t be found at Supercuts or The Gap. Cal and Emily aren’t the only ones looking for love in what might be all the wrong places: Cal’s 13-year-old son, Robbie, is crazy about his 17-year-old babysitter, Jessica, who harbors a crush on Cal. And despite Cal’s makeover and his many new conquests, the one thing that can’t be made over is his heart, which seems to keep leading him back to where he began.
