Catherine tries comedy

MANILA, Philippines - After discovering that her husband is cheating on her, 40-year-old Sandy, played by Catherine Zeta-Jones moves to New York with her son and daughter. There, she meets 24-year-old Aram Finkelstein (Justin Bartha). Aram is newly-divorced after finding out that his French wife only married him for a green card. Both going through rough times and trying to start anew, Sandy and Aram become friends in no time. To keep up with her new job, Sandy even trusts Aram to baby sit her kids. Aram charms them, and pretty soon all four of them appear like one happy family. The attraction between Sandy and Aram blossoms even deeper. But meeting resistance from their friends, can they prove that what they have is something that can last forever?

Written, directed, and produced by Bart Freundlich, Catherine says that this movie has all the elements she is looking for in a comedy. “I think what’s endearing and universal to the piece is that divorce and break-ups don’t just happen to women and neither do the emotions that come out of them. The Rebound shows us these events and emotions also happen to men. I also like what the script says about relationships. When they break up, everyone thinks there’s no hope in hell that you will find love again, but you can.”

While it is true that this is a love story about an older woman and a younger man, it deals with a lot more than just the issue of age gap. The Rebound is now showing in theaters.