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Something's Gotta Give

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Something's Gotta Give (2003)

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Reviews Counted:159

Fresh:111

Rotten:48

Average Rating:6.5/10

Consensus: Keaton shines in this smartly funny romantic comedy.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for sexual content, brief nudity and strong language

Runtime: 2 hrs 8 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Dec 12, 2003 Wide

Box Office: $124,590,960

Synopsis: In the sparkling comedy SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE directed by Nancy Meyers (WHAT WOMEN WANT), divorced, successful playwright Erica Barry (Diane Keaton) has given up on finding a fulfilling romantic... In the sparkling comedy SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE directed by Nancy Meyers (WHAT WOMEN WANT), divorced, successful playwright Erica Barry (Diane Keaton) has given up on finding a fulfilling romantic relationship. When her beautiful young daughter Marin (Amanda Peet) visits the family's Hamptons home with her aging, lothario boyfriend Harry Sanborn (Jack Nicholson), Erica's plight as a mature, single woman comes into stark focus. Harry exclusively dates young women, which infuriates Erica. Though initially they repel each other, things change when Harry has a heart attack and Erica comes to his aid. The two make peace and discover a smoldering attraction to one another. However, love never comes without complications. Harry still has a romantic obligation to Marin, and Erica gets a taste of Harry's lifestyle when the sexy young doctor Julian (Keanu Reeves) hits on her. Whether Erica and Harry can reconcile their differences provides the premise for an elegant, touching, and amusing tale. In their first movie together since REDS, Keaton and Nicholson share natural chemistry, each giving powerful and moving performances under Meyers' expert direction. [More]

Starring: Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton, Frances McDormand, Keanu Reeves

Starring: Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton, Frances McDormand, Keanu Reeves, Amanda Peet, Jon Favreau, Paul Michael Glaser

Director: Nancy Meyers

Director: Nancy Meyers
Screenwriter: Nancy Meyers
Producer: Nancy Meyers, Bruce A. Block
Studio: Columbia Pictures

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I went from thinking “This movie is great!” to thinking “This movie sucks!”

Full Review Source: Aisle Seat | comment Comment
12/14/03
Mike McGranaghan
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat

At times hilarious and definitely the best date movie in theaters, but that's not saying all that much.

Full Review Source: Arizona Daily Star | comment Comment
12/11/03
Phil Villarreal
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star

A film for adults and about adults, a charming, touching story that explores a romantic relationship not between a Maxim girl and the latest hunk, but two people eligible for subscriptions to Modern Maturity magazine.

Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
12/11/03
Bill Muller
Bill Muller
Arizona Republic
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...an adult romantic comedy populated by pleasant people who say witty, charming things and have about them an air of unforced sophistication.

Full Review Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | comment Comment
01/29/05
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Something's Gotta Give can be formulaic, but watching the incandescent Nicholson and Keaton, all loose and funny and sharing jokes about reading glasses, is a rare treat.

Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution | comment Comment
12/11/03
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Keaton has been handed the role of a lifetime, a Ferrari among Edsels, and she floors that baby from start to finish.

Full Review Source: Atlantic City Weekly | comment Comment
04/29/04
Lori Hoffman
Lori Hoffman
Atlantic City Weekly

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Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
12/14/03
Kimberly Jones
Kimberly Jones
Austin Chronicle

As monotonous and predictable as a pacemaker.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
02/03/04
Adrian Hennigan
Adrian Hennigan
BBC

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Full Review Source: Big Picture Big Sound | comment Comment
12/27/07
Joe Lozito
Joe Lozito
Big Picture Big Sound

Doesn't America's 50-and-fabulous set deserve better than a movie this superficial and pandering?

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
12/12/03
Wesley Morris
Wesley Morris
Boston Globe
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N/R

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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
12/13/03
Boston Phoenix

Keaton delivers her best performance in years...But finally, the something that gives in Something’s Gotta Give is Myers’ good sense of direction.

Full Review Source: Boulder Weekly | comment Comment
02/06/04
Thomas Delapa
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly

Nancy Meyers' film all but shouts 'Older women are sexy too!' -- and while that's a point well taken, it's taken repeatedly.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
12/12/03
Sheri Linden
Sheri Linden
Boxoffice Magazine

Meyers takes a quantum leap forward from such feeble fluff as Father of the Bride and I Love Trouble.

Full Review Source: Charlotte Observer | comment Comment
12/11/03
Lawrence Toppman
Lawrence Toppman
Charlotte Observer

[Keaton and Nicholson] bring so much experience, knowledge and humor to their characters that the film works in ways the screenplay might not have even hoped for.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
12/12/03
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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Nicholson, with his swagger and cunning, and Keaton, with her nerves and off-kilter timing, show us why the old-style romantic comedies worked and why they can work just as well in an age of sexual candor.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
12/11/03
Michael Wilmington
Michael Wilmington
Chicago Tribune
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Worth seeing for its offbeat story, its tantalizing settings, and most of all, its spot-on acting, especially by Keaton and Nicholson, whose amazing chemistry doesn't quit for a second.

Full Review Source: Christian Science Monitor | comment Comment
12/11/03
David Sterritt
David Sterritt
Christian Science Monitor
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Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
04/29/09
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

Esperemos que seu sucesso nas bilheterias abra as portas para novos projetos protagonizados por atores veteranos. Quem sabe o filme não se redime desta maneira?

Full Review Source: Cinema em Cena | comment Comment
01/06/04
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

It's the "Odd Couple" turned even.

Full Review Source: Cinema Signals | comment Comment
01/04/04
Jules Brenner
Jules Brenner
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