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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: Comedies

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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This particular brand of feed, with its false emotions and woefully underwritten script, isn't very palatable.

Full Review Source: Reel.com | comment Comment
03/30/01
Pam Grady
Pam Grady
Reel.com

Refreshingly funny.

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03/30/01
Carrie Rickey
Carrie Rickey
Philadelphia Inquirer
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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

Looks like it's going to be the story about one woman's search for Mr. Wrong, a rather original and unsentimental idea. But the film's second-half tone, a combination of light-hearted pity and light-hearted neatness, spoils that.

Full Review Source: Ottawa Citizen | comment Comment
03/30/01
Jay Stone
Jay Stone
Ottawa Citizen

Even Meg Ryan couldn't pull this one off.

Full Review Source: Oregonian | comment Comment
03/30/01
Kim Morgan
Kim Morgan
Oregonian

All over the place, and seems to have been made by embittered married people.

Full Review Source: Newsday | comment Comment
03/30/01
John Anderson
John Anderson
Newsday
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Elizabeth Chandler's script has, by my count, exactly one sort-of-funny line and not a single scene whose comic possibilities are successfully exploited.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
03/30/01
A.O. Scott
A.O. Scott
New York Times
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Bland, predictable, sitcom-esque.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
03/30/01
Jonathan Foreman
Jonathan Foreman
New York Post
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Smart, amiable and well-paced.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
03/30/01
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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Expertly cast and wittily written.

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

A very appealing film.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
03/30/01
Liz Braun
Liz Braun
Jam! Movies

There's no shortage of laughs because Elizabeth Chandler's screenplay is witty and acerbic.

Full Review Source: Calgary Sun | comment Comment
03/30/01
Louis B. Hobson
Louis B. Hobson
Calgary Sun

Uncommonly flat and uninteresting.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
03/30/01
Eric Harrison
Eric Harrison
Houston Chronicle
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More confused than Judd's moods on a bad day.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
03/30/01
E! Online

The smartest cinematic take on he/she in memory.

Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
03/30/01
Susan Stark
Susan Stark
Detroit News
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Stars Ashley Judd, Greg Kinnear, Hugh Jackman and director Tony Goldwyn are probably all hoping that with a title so blandly nondescriptive, no one will see it, and promising careers will be left unblemished.

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03/30/01
Terry Lawson
Terry Lawson
Detroit Free Press
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Try as you might, you probably couldn't find a more bland, nondescript title for a romantic comedy than Someone Like You.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
03/30/01
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

The film, whose forgettable title is a good indication of its originality, is little more than a collection of Judd's excessive facial expressions and body movements.

Full Review Source: Denver Post | comment Comment
03/30/01
Steven Rosen
Steven Rosen
Denver Post
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Hopefully, a cure will soon be found for this bovine approach to relationship absurdities.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Daily News | comment Comment
03/30/01
Bob Strauss
Bob Strauss
Los Angeles Daily News

Poignant without being too goopy.

Full Review Source: Nitrate Online | comment Comment
03/30/01
Cynthia Fuchs
Cynthia Fuchs
Nitrate Online
 
 
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