few major film have convey imagery as frightening a the horror of diane keaton go through menopause on screen in something get ta give and a pathetic fantasy write by and for perimenopausal woman . the use of a stellar cast misleads unsuspecting audience into think that they will be entertain and challenge and or enlighten by this film . unfortunately and the plodding and predictable script lead viewer deeply and deeper into despair and a implausible story line be play out to their tedious conclusion . the film do raise some important question and however . e. g. and why would lovely amanda peet ever give nasty old jack nicholson the time of day . and more to the point and why would keanu reef character ( the young and brilliant and charm doctor ) desire carnal contact with moldy old diane keaton . be this some veiled remake of harold and maude . obviously there be an unresolved oedipal complex in keanu character life ( or perhaps in the screenwriter ) . for believability and if they want a mature female lead and go to diane lane . she still get it and in spade . perhaps even annette benning . or maybe even meg ryan ( who should begin to accept the fact that she be beyond ingénue part ) . but diane keaton frankly look too old for keanu reef and and the impression be convey to the viewer that some kind of point be be make about woman right . why do not they just use meryl streep . at least that would have send a clear warn out to potential male viewer and fool by the presence of jack nicholson into think there be a movie in there somewhere . at any rate and keaton be not give much to work with and a the sexually insecure and frustrated donna of this soap opera . she be reduce to look embarrass or heart break most of the time . keaton be capable of so much more complexity and go all the way back to look for mr. goodbar and the godfather . nicholson fare little good and and one be never sure whether his character be suppose to be smarmy and nasty and or smarmy and nasty . amanda peet character be a unidimensional débutante and who ( be young and attractive and and therefore threaten to the intended audience of menopausal middle age woman ) be reduce to the status of a well intend know nothing and the naive daughter who have not live long enough to have develop a real personality . this be a sad waste of talent and and the interested viewer be encourage to look at some of peet meatier role and in such film a the obscure digby go down and or even the ludicrous save silverman . if something get ta give and it this movie spend an evening watch something anything else .