“Home Again,” starring Reese Witherspoon as Alice Kinney, Pico Alexander as Harry, and Michael Sheen, as Austen, is an adorable movie about a newly separated mom trying to reestablish herself and her children when she moves from New York City back to Los Angeles.  Written and directed by Hallie Meyers Shyer, “Home Again” is a warm, funny, sexy, and delightful film focused on the importance of relationships during hard times.

Alice Kinney is the daughter of famous parents and is unsure of her future when she meets three young aspiring filmmakers who are trying to produce their movie in Hollywood. Harry (Alexander), is the director of the film who engages in a steaming love affair with Kinney, when invited to stay for a short period at her house, which she inherited from her late father. George, played by Jon Rudnitsky, is the writer of the film and happens to be a fan of Kinney’s father’s work, and finally Teddy, played by Nat Wolff, is the actor in the movie.

The plot and movie although well done is not very relatable to everyone watching, instead it might even be a little unrealistic. The hurdles that Alice faces aren’t all that serious, or even much of a problem once she summons the courage to verbally confront them. After what others are going through with Hurricane Irma, it seems a little insensitive to put out this movie. Maybe if it was released during a better time, then it could get a better response from the public and not hold a 39 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.

Overall, Witherspoon did a solid job portraying her character, and I was fully enthralled by her performance for the entire film. Although Witherspoon didn’t have a lot of content to work with, as the character she portrayed was living a pretty regular life, she was able to break through, and show her talents in more than a couple scenes.  Other actors such as Alexander, also gave their best to the role, with an acting style that was perfect for the feel good tone and mood of the movie.

Hallie Meyers Shyer also did a fine job directing the movie, and added  details that always drew laughs from the audience. Sound quality and shots were professional and modern, allowing comparisons to be drawn to real life.  I think the most important part of watching the movie was how it made me feel, I left the movie, Sunday night, the most stressful night of the week, smiling.