Last Chance Harvey (2009)

Harvey Shine (Dustin Hoffman) is a loser in life and love. The aging, struggling jingle writer is losing his job to someone younger, brighter, and technologically savvy. Oh, and he's being replaced in his daughter's London wedding ceremony by his ex-wife's new and obnoxiously successful husband (smug James Brolin). Kate Walker (Emma Thompson) is a lonely airport statistician who wishes for company other than her mother. Fate thrusts these two lonely hearts together and romance blossoms.

Stranger Than Fiction (2006) showcased remarkable chemistry between Hoffman and Thompson. In Last Chance Harvey, we get to see it all again. The film is on par (predictable) with most in the romantic comedy genre, but thanks to the aforementioned couple, we have a fresh and elegant take on 'the same old story'.

As older, quirky professionals, Hoffman and Thompson are genuine in character, look, and feel. Both obviously enjoy one another's company, but the reality of their friendship just might make it worse. Despite the cliched events that conspire to separate the two, Harvey and Kate are fated.

As I see it, Last Chance Harvey is for the romantic of any age. It's an gentle, ordinary story of humanity that's also a real treat.