A woman who is approaching her thirties and still doesn't know what she wants from life (like most of us, I would say),accidentally meets a teenager and uses her to escape responsibility, at least for a short time. A romantic comedy elevated from mediocrity by a rather realistic depiction of the mental state that most of us go through at some point in our lives. Some go through it maturely and responsibly, even painlessly, but many bring themselves into tragicomic situations as the heroine of this film. Partly because I found myself in this story to some extent, and partly because of Keira Knightley and Chloë Grace Moretz, I have to rate it at least a little higher than it objectively deserves.

7/10

Megan (Keira Knightley) is in her late 20's and lost. She has a degree in family therapy from grad school but don't feel right for the work. She's the bridesmaid in her friend Allison (Ellie Kemper)'s wedding. She catches her father (Jeff Garlin) cheating on her mother. Her boyfriend Anthony (Mark Webber) proposes. It's all too much. She befriends Annika (Chloë Grace Moretz) and her high school group by buying them booze. Instead of going to a self-improvement seminar, she hides out in Annika's house. She falls for Annika's dad (Sam Rockwell) and feels more comfortable with the kids.

The premise seems fun and interesting. Knightley and Moretz are a good pairing. The movie works well as long as it's them. Anthony is a waste of time character. The movie needs less of him. Sam Rockwell is too obvious and is almost annoyingly cliché. This movie works much better when Megan does things to help Annika. I want to like this from the premise and the actresses. The movie is good with them but it doesn't do anything else worthwhile.

Meagan( Keira Knightley) is a 20 something who has her degree and doesn't know what she wants to do with her life. She was part of a group of four girls all BFF, but she now feels out of place with them as they have moved on in life. She lives with Anthony (Mark Webber) who is also a procrastinator. Multiple events at a wedding cause Meagan to need some "me" time. She befriends Annika (Chloë Grace Moretz) and crashes at her place. After being interrogated by her father (Sam Rockwell),an unorthodox divorce lawyer, she is allowed to stay under false pretenses.

At this point the dramedy becomes pretty formula. I love anything Keira Knightley. She plays interesting roles and always puts on her "A" game. The film was a light drama. It was somewhat romantic unless your a guy like Anthony who just lost his "live in" gf to a guy she just met who has more money. Not that I am still bitter about it. Good acting and entertaining.

Guide: F-bomb. Brief sex. No nudity.