Be prepared to be entertained by this excellent comedy drama. An attorney with financial problems hopes to alleviate his financial woes by becoming the guardian of an elderly client. The client's daughter cannot be located but her son unexpectedly shows up in town. Mike Flaherty and his family decide to have the teenage boy live in their home. To make ends meet Mike also coaches the local high school wrestling team. It turns out the teenage boy is a champion wrestler who could possibly turn the school's program around. With the income from being a guardian as well as a champion wrestler on his team Mike is in a win-win situation. That is until the teenage boy's mother turns up.

very good

"Win Win" is an interesting look at a man under pressure who is, stereotypically, unable to communicate with his oblivious wife. The character of the young wrestler is an interesting one in that he is a catalyst for positive change rather than your typical "youth in need", which he appears to be. A funny moment with some mild, complicated violence, this film is well done, complex and inspiring. It would have been nice to know how the young kid acquired his unusual social skills but they were interesting to see anyway- a smart male character.

Loved it!! Paul Giamatti is simply outstanding. Recommend!

Five stars, easily. In no way is this a "Karate Kid"copy -- although I suppose, if you were only looking at superficial plot lines, you might say so. It's wonderfully acted, there are no cardboard characters, and you come away feeling good. Hard to beat that.

This was a thoroughly enjoyable film that stays with you long after the credits. Very well made, it was good enough to make me forget "Cold Souls", which is the worst movie I've ever seen Paul Giamatti in. Believe me, that's saying something.

what a really delicious movie!! I just love paul giamatti. He brings such a honest and heartful element to mostly everything he does. The desperateness of his character in win win is a humanity that we can all identify with in every way, or atleast i can. I highly recommend this movie because it is a story about love, family and the committment that is required to make love and family WORK.

aside from the out of place swearing and being a touch on the long/slow side - great.

The title is the only flaw in this entertaining, satisfying film. It fails to convey the many qualities of the characters and the methods they use to resolve the various obstacles that block progress in their lives. The story is compelling and the direction and performances are excellent overall. There is a lot of wonderful humor throughout the film, but it also illustrates how stress can blind judgment, how being manipulative can hurt others, and that genuine altruism is possible and can result in substantial joy.

I went to see this movie knowing basically nothing about it and left raving. I dragged my husband and kids to it and they absolutely loved it. I haven't like Giamatti in anything else and he is so perfect in this role! I wound up buying the dvd. This film was written/directed by Tom McCarthy was also wrote the pitch-perfect The Station Agent, The Visitor, the Pixar film, Up, among others. Just a slice of life movie that we can all relate to. One of my favorite films.