“50% percent of first marriages, 67% of second and 74% of third marriages end in divorce,”  says Jennifer Baker of the Forest Institute of Professional Psychology in Springfield, Missouri.  Sometimes I hear arguments that the divorce rate is so high because people go into marriage without sufficient commitment. I don’t think that a large number of people say to themselves on the day of their wedding as if they are selecting a restaurant for evening: “If it does not taste good, I will simply go to a different restaurant after the entre.” Most people I know find divorce quite unpleasant. Especially when there are children involved, one never fully get’s divorced. Typically at least one of the partners is deeply disappointment that the idea of being together for the rest of the life did not work out. Not infrequently this let-down partner hopes that a miracle will happen and reunite the failed couple.

This is exactly the point where this comedy sets in. It has been ten years since Jane (Meryl Streep) and Jack (Alec Baldwin) got divorced. They are meeting in New York City to celebrate the college graduation of their youngest child. Jane is single. Jack has a young wife who cannot make it to NY. Jane and Jack meet at the bar of the hotel and have a lot of fun. Now it’s getting complicated because they start having romantic feelings for each other again. The film is good entertainment, providing a few superb laughs. But with the material at hand, one could have done more than create a light comedy. Watching Alec Baldwin act, however, is a superb pleasure. He is as good as in 30 Rock!