This comedy mashes up a depressing situation many people face, and finds both farcical and profound elements in it. The evolution of the characters is true to what people experience over time with divorce. In play format, the psychological element gives the plot its movement, and Director Cheryl Hines paces it perfectly. The screenplay by Adrienne Shelly is full of peppery dialogue. Deft costume touches add to the hilarity. The characters are believable, the situation starts off all too commonplace but leads to an an interesting resolution. Dialogue is very sharp and acting great. A welcome relief for anyone in the midst of a breakup.

This movie is listed as comedy, crime, and romance ... there isn't one minute of any believable comedy, crime, or romance. Honestly I do not see how this flick got beyond the editing room.It's like my title ... that one shoe you see along the side of a road ... how did it get there? How did this movie get made? It's half a movie! It just has people saying their lines, then it ends.Maybe the producers blew the budget on rehearsal and just went with what they had .... which is nothing but a bore. I kept expecting the entire robbery to have been a setup for a twist in the plot at the end .. no that doesn't happen.An awful half a movie!

Note to Justin Long: Dear Justin, I remember when you got started on "Ed" on television. I thought you had something, and still do. You've made some decent films (e.g., "He's Just Not That Into You"). And some stinkers...a few too many to mention...and that's true of this film. Let's be honest, as good an actor as you are, you're not the matinée movie idol type. So, to build your career, you have to be a bit selective as to parts you take on. In 2009, the year this movie was made, you made 10 movies...and a couple were pretty good. I've forgotten now which film it was that turned me off because from beginning to end it was just one long dialog with 4 letter words. And that's my point -- too many of your movies are forgotten already. And here's another one. In "Serious Moonlight" you have little screen time, and most of the time you're on screen you have a handkerchief masking your face. Your character never develops his character...at all. That's not too memorable. Why did you choose the role? I can't figure it out...and apparently few others could either since the film made less than $147,000 worldwide. Yes, Justin, when some pics are making way in excess of $147 million, your film made less than one-tenth of that. It lost money. And deservedly so. I like seeing you on screen, but I won't pay for a ticket to see a lot of the flops you're in. I guess it's just for a fast buck, huh? Now, in terms of the rest of this film. I really like Meg Ryan, and Timothy Hutton is okay. But I'm not sure a film where one of the stars is duct-taped into a chair or onto a toilet for nearly the entire 84 minutes is going to be very compelling. Especially when the other star is duct-taped for about a third of the film. Feels too much like a one-set stage play. And not a very interesting one, either. Yak, yak, yak, yak. Yawn. It had potential as a dark comedy...but that potential remained unfulfilled.Thumbs down.

MAJOR SPOILER AHEAD. THE ENDING WILL BE REVEALED. YOU ARE WARNED.Ahem. This clever rom com is virtually a two-character play and most of it transpires in a bathroom. Early on, I began to sense all was not as it seemed. And it's not.Everything in the movie points to it being a set up by Louise. Let's count the ways -- From the moment she arrived at the house, her whole attitude is fake innocent. Any other woman would be suspicious that her husband had strewn rose petals all over the place, but wasn't expecting his wife.Lawn boy shows up oh so conveniently just after Louise goes into town for food.Lawn boy is listening to music on his riding mower and cannot hear hubby's screams for help or banging on the bathroom window. Where does he decide to shut off the mower and remove his head set? Directly beneath the bathroom window.When Louise returns to the house, her confrontation with lawn boy is entirely off camera. We just see the fishbowl smash and hear her screams and see the alarm on hubby's face. It's all an act by Louise and lawn boy.When lawn boy drags Louise into the bathroom, apparently unconscious, and tapes her up, the husband begins his long, tearful confession that he really loves her. Supposedly she is knocked out and not hearing it, but the camera shows close ups of her face. She does not look unconscious. It is strongly hinted she is hearing this.Lawn boy acts all lustful over Louise, even feeling her up when unconscious. Then he turns to hubby and says something like, "How could you not want this?"If you really want to immobilize someone with duct tape, you tape their hands behind their back, not in front.Louise has her hands duct taped in front of her. There are broken mirror shards on the floor. Hello?When husband said he hoped the crooks would not take the heirloom silver set, a red flag went up and I said, they won't. They didn't. What kind of crooks leave behind a chest of silver sitting in plain sight? And what kind of crooks clean the house of loot, then stick around all night to drink and party? Could it be to give Louise more time with her husband? The only question is, how did Louise find out about the affair? And how did she know hubby was going to be at the house a day early, preparing to fly to Paris in the morning with his girlfriend? I guess we just have to go along.As to the final scene, it could have been better. As Louise, her husband and Lawn Boy pass on the street, what if they exchanged knowing glances, but the husband doesn't see and remains clueless. Way cooler, I think.