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Diane Lane has to be the cutest middle-aged actress around. And John Cusack is equally cute in a guy way, and this is a cute movie. Not an Oscar contender by any means, but if you like light romantic comedies, this is a good one.

There is no serious plot to speak of. Lane plays a recently divorced woman whose family is trying to get her back into the dating scene. She doesn't feel ready, however. Despite this, her older sister (Elizabeth Perkins) puts her up on a dating site and she starts getting voicemail responses.

At the same time, the separated father of one of the children at the kindergarten where she works shows interest in her (he is played by Dermot Mulroney).

She meets several of the voicemailers and seems to hit it off somewhat with one (Cusack), who is also recently divorced. Both of them have their hesitations about getting close and possibly getting hurt again.

The movie is about how she finally settles on the right guy.

This sort of thing is a common setup for a romantic comedy and if this one is better than some, it's due to the excellent acting by a top-notch supporting cast which also includes Christopher Plummer as her father, a distinguished and lovable old guy with a taste for young women and good poetry.

There isn't too much more to say. If this is the sort of movie you like, you'll like this movie.