The Story Of Us is a comedy\drama about a couple, Ben (Bruce Willis) and Katie Jordan (Michelle Pfeiffer), who has drifted apart after 15 years of marriage and their attempts to revive the very element that brought them together in the first place, that is, love. Somehow, the daily grind of looking after their two children and their work have combined to make their marriage a boring and loveless one. The question asked here is, "What happened to US? Where did the love we had for each other go?" And it's one that the Jordans try to answer as they go through an idyllic vacation in Italy, endless arguments over the tiniest issues and putting a good face on their marriage for the sake of their children.

The Story Of Us is directed by Rob Reiner(A Few Good Men, Misery) who also stars in the movie. It has Bruce Willis, Academy Award winner Michelle Pfeiffer, Rita Wilson (That Thing You Do, Runaway Bride), stand-up comedian and producer Paul Reiser, Tim Matheson (She's All that), Colleen Rennison and Jake Sandvig.

Bruce Willis (Die Hard trilogy, The Fifth Element, Armageddon, The Sixth Sense, The Whole Nine Yards), in a surprising departure from his usual tough guy role, plays the role of the unhappy and embittered husband here. I must say that Willis is a very consummate actor as he carries his role with perfection and ease. Michelle Pfeiffer (Up Close And Personal, Dangerous Minds) also plays the part of the tired and harassed wife incredibly well. Well, what else can you expect from two great veteran actors like them? 'Nough said……

The thing is, sometimes during the course of the story, the atmosphere becomes so heavily filled with anger and other negative emotions that you just want to turn away. This happens when you see the Jordans in one of their seemingly endless arguments and when Bruce Willis breaks down and takes out his anger on his best friends in a public restaurant.

However, the hilarious moments in the movie provided by Rob Reiner, Rita Wilson and Paul Reiser saves the movie from its doom as an overly emotionally charged 'heavy' movie. Rob Reiner and Rita Wilson are Stan and Rachel, the Jordan's best friends who are always giving them their whimsical and funny philosophical views on married life. Paul Reiser plays Dave, Ben Jordan's book agent who is always coming up with wisecracks and humorous quips.

The dialog here in The Story Of Us is superbly well written and delivered and contributes much to the empathy the movie achieves with the audience. At this point, to tell you the truth, I'm not sure how else to describe this movie but what I can tell you is that The Story Of Us has a story (no pun intended) and characters that reaches out and connects decisively with the audience.

For those of us who have gone through a divorce (I do not belong in this category, ok!) or had screaming matches with our spouses over seemingly unimportant issues, I'm sure that we can empathize with the going-ons in The Story Of Us. For the single crowd or the ones that are happily in love for each other, The Story Of Us simply highlights the pitfalls awaiting in a marriage. On the whole, I would rate The Story Of Us as a well scripted movie with some light moments and lots of emotional baggage exploring a theme which is so often overlooked by us but one that is very relevant to our lives.