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Someone Like You (2001)

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Reviews Counted:106

Fresh:43

Rotten:63

Average Rating:4.8/10

Consensus: A light and predictable, if somewhat shallow, romantic comedy that's easy to sit through because of the charming leads.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for sexual content including dialogue, and for some language

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Television

Theatrical Release:Mar 30, 2001 Wide

Box Office: $26,714,909

Synopsis: After a series of ill-fated relationships, Jane (Ashley Judd) has finally met Mr. Right, Ray (Greg Kinnear), who is emotionally available, and not afraid of commitment. Six weeks into their... After a series of ill-fated relationships, Jane (Ashley Judd) has finally met Mr. Right, Ray (Greg Kinnear), who is emotionally available, and not afraid of commitment. Six weeks into their blissful courtship, he asks her to move in with him, and they start looking at apartments. But little by little Ray starts to pull away, until Jane realizes that once again she's been dumped. Jane's womanizing coworker, Eddie, just happens to be looking for a roommate, and Jane reluctantly moves in. Desperate to understand what happened, Jane comes up with a theory of interpreting male-female relations by observing the behaviors of wild animals. She shares this idea with a friend who works at a men's magazine (Marisa Tomei) and is given an anonymous editorial column devoted solely to her thoughts on the matter. But no one could have predicted the chord she'd strike among women with her theory, and the column's wild success makes Jane start to question her conclusions--and opens her eyes to what might be right in front of her. Adapted from the novel ANIMAL HUSBANDRY by Laura Zigman, SOMEONE LIKE YOU is a bittersweet, funny romantic comedy, and handsome, charming Hugh Jackman shines as Jane's serial-dating coworker. [More]

Starring: Ashley Judd, Greg Kinnear, Hugh Jackman, Ellen Barkin

Starring: Ashley Judd, Greg Kinnear, Hugh Jackman, Ellen Barkin, Marisa Tomei, Catherine Dent

Director: Tony Goldwyn

Director: Tony Goldwyn
Screenwriter: Elizabeth Chandler
Producer: Lynda Obst
Composer: Rolfe Kent
Studio: 20th Century Fox

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Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
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12/08/02
Film Threat

Succeeds because the chemistry is genuine.

Full Review Source: Trades | comment Comment
03/21/01
Alex Keen
Alex Keen
Trades

An original take on the quirks of relationships.

Full Review Source: culturevulture.net | comment Comment
03/29/01
Bob Aulert
Bob Aulert
culturevulture.net

Expertly cast and wittily written.

Full Review Source: Kansas City Star | comment Comment
03/30/01
Brian McTavish
Brian McTavish
Kansas City Star

Refreshingly funny.

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03/30/01
Carrie Rickey
Carrie Rickey
Philadelphia Inquirer
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Worth seeing because its fresh, engaging stars inject realistic behavior into unreal situations.

Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
03/29/01
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

While Judd and Kinnear are both quite good, it's Jackman that completely steals the show.

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
08/01/03
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

An enjoyable dramedy that is fairly obvious in where it is headed right from the start, but in getting there, it surprises in how moving and wise it becomes.

Full Review Source: DustinPutman.com | comment Comment
01/01/00
Dustin Putman
Dustin Putman
DustinPutman.com

Definitely likeable.

Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution | comment Comment
03/29/01
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Until the last five minutes, this is an almost flawless romantic comedy.

Full Review Source: Greenwich Village Gazette | comment Comment
03/29/01
Eric Lurio
Eric Lurio
Greenwich Village Gazette

A relaxed and sassy romantic comedy ripe with tart observations on sexual politics.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
03/30/01
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

The two leads have a nice give-and-take, enlivened considerably by the sexual tension between Judd and Jackman.

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03/30/01
Gary Thompson
Gary Thompson
Philadelphia Daily News

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Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
04/02/01
Greg Muskewitz
Greg Muskewitz
eFilmCritic.com

Judd and Jackman have a nice chemistry that's rewarding, even if the material they're working with isn't exactly new

Full Review Source: Q Network Film Desk | comment Comment
04/03/01
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk

Movies like this soar or sink on the strength of their central couple, and the intoxicating combination of Judd and Jackman makes "Someone" well worth watching.

Full Review Source: Kalamazoo Gazette | comment Comment
06/10/02
James Sanford
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

This may be a 'chick flick' or, I suppose, a 'cow flick.' But I'd like to know what 'bull' can resist that.

Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment Comment
03/29/01
Jay Boyar
Jay Boyar
Orlando Sentinel

The quickening pulse is the very real performance of Ashley Judd

Full Review Source: Palo Alto Weekly | comment Comment
03/29/01
Jeanne Aufmuth
Jeanne Aufmuth
Palo Alto Weekly

It has appealing actors and an aura of good intentions.

Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
04/02/01
Jim Lane
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review

Has real spirit to it.

Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | comment Comment
03/30/01
Joe Baltake
Joe Baltake
Sacramento Bee
 
 
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