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One of the appealing things about Nancy Meyers’ new romantic comedy is that it’s … ==I complicated==. The film’s three main characters, played by Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin, aren’t just names with occupations attached. Jane (Streep), a restaurateur; Jake (Baldwin), her ex, a lawyer; and Adam (Martin), an architect, all have histories: families, relationships. ==I –RP==

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