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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.
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... [More]
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton, Frances McDormand, Keanu Reeves
Director: Nancy Meyers
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.
Top CriticA textbook example of how star power alone can sometimes shore up a rickety vehicle.
Keaton overcomes the convenience and contrivances of Meyers' script to bring out the best in the predictable scenario, not to mention in Nicholson.
Top CriticMeyers takes a quantum leap forward from such feeble fluff as Father of the Bride and I Love Trouble.
Nicholson smirks his way through one of the limpest, phoned-in performances he's given in years.
With the likes of Nicholson, Keaton, Reeves and Peet -- and a fleeting, funny few minutes with McDormand -- Something's Gotta Give is never less than entertaining.
All the romantic comedy cues are firmly in place, buttressed by none of the substance.
Top CriticWith a surprisingly resonant emotional undercurrent, this adult relationship comedy comes off as extremely likable, if not lovable.
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.
Top CriticSomething'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.
Top CriticAlways surfing the edge of trite, but nonetheless essentially entertaining, the picture weakens due to an elongated resolution and predicted bow-tied ending.
Nancy Meyers is like some grandma who keeps hugging you harder than you want to be hugged.
Nicholson and Keaton aren't done justice by the picture's...extraneous, elongated twists and turns of the heart on its way to the pat ending you always knew would come.
When does this thing end? Is it over yet?
The stars may be acting royalty, but their joint vehicle is the cinematic equivalent of cheap costume jewelry.
It's really no more than a coy wish list for all the women who ever wanted to bring Jack Nicholson to heel.
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Sending up Jack Nicholson’s real-life penchant for dating younger women, Something’s Gotta Give benefits greatly from his rascally screen presence.
We're not only watching Diane Keaton's character regaining her sexuality. We're watching Diane Keaton regaining her status as one of Hollywood's most winsome leading ladies.
A standard-issue bog of glossy idiocy and audience disrespect.
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