Divorce, and all the emotional turmoil that accompanies it, isn't usually the basis for Hollywood comedies. But then, Steve Carell�??s latest movie "Crazy, Stupid, Love" isn�??t your typical Hollywood comedy. In the film, which opened in theatres nationwide Friday, Carell plays Cal, a lovably schlubby fortysomething man with two kids whose long-time wife Emily (Julianne Moore) informs him that she has cheated on him and wants a divorce. Putting up a fight isn�??t Cal�??s forte: no sooner has she told him she wants out than he�??s rolling down their driveway�??his driveway�??in a U-Haul moving truck, head in hands, on his way to his depressing post-divorce bachelor pad. The marital ups and downs that play out over the course of the next two hours challenge the traditional romantic comedy script in ways we never thought possible (plus there are some decidedly excellent shots of Ryan Gosling's abs--he stars as Jacob, Cal's post-divorce dating and romance guru). Carell recently shared his thoughts about the central role divorce plays in the film with Huffington Post:
When Cal�??s co-workers learn he�??s getting a divorce, they�??re incredibly relieved it�??s not something serious--like cancer. That was hilarious. What do you think it says about the way we view divorce nowadays?
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