Riding in Cars With Boys

3.5/5 stars

If you watched the trailers for this movie, you might think that it’s a comedy. It’s not. Fortunately, a couple friends had already warned me, so I was prepared for a drama. I rather enjoyed it — it’s a different sort of role for Drew Barrymore, at least from her recent spate of romantic comedy roles like Never Been Kissed and 50 First Dates. This is a story about dealing with what life gives you, even when it’s not what you had planned for your life. Happy ending? Not exactly. Didn’t need one. Life rarely does.