Tom Hanks Heads Back To School With 'Larry Crowne'

Let's say in some alternate reality, Tom Hanks winds up working at a Wal-Mart-style retail chain. Here is how his day goes: He bounds out of his car with a beaming grin, stooping to pick up stray trash in the parking lot.

From afar, he notices a breakable item in danger of falling and strides over to nudge it back to safety on the shelf.

Amid giddily greeting customers, he rallies co-workers into a laughing bucket brigade to restock items, turning what should be a dreary job into a game to be savored.

That is our first glimpse of the title character Hanks plays in "Larry Crowne," a timely tale about a man who makes the best of his lot, even when he is downsized out of a job during these hard times and must head back to school to build a new future.

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