Come Up With A Better Ending For 'Larry Crowne'!
As much as I L-O-V-E-D this film (I thought it was SO romantic), I think there could have been different, if not better endings.
Immediately after we see Larry drive off in his SUV, the screen fades and we get a "Six Months Later" title card. We see a close up of a sign in Larry's front yard that sez "For Sale by Bank - Foreclosure Auction" and a smartly dressed bank manager removing the sign from the yard. He puts the sign in the trunk of his car and shakes the hands of a young couple - the ones who purchased the house from the bank. Next scene, the couple is cleaning up Larry's basement where the husband stumbles upon a piece of plywood covering a hole in the wall behind the water heater. Next scene: the police arrive to carry out some extremely decomposed remains found shoved into that wall. After DNA testing and dental records comparisons, it is determined to be Larry's wife. Not EX-wife, but wife. There was no actual divorce. He just invented the story of her leaving/divorcing him for neighbors, co-workers and friends.
Cut to a shot of Larry, still driving his SUV. The camera pulls backwards through the vehicle, past the second row of seats and to the rear of the SUV where we see a bound and gagged Julia Roberts on the floor of the cargo area in the fetal position.
Roll credits with fun on the scooter.
"She filled the blank with a tube of denture cream and a false sense of superiority."