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Writers (WGA):
Laura Zigman (novel)
Elizabeth Chandler (screenplay)
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Release Date:
30 March 2001 (USA) more
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The story about the one that got away and the one she never saw coming.
Plot:
After being jilted by her boyfriend, a talkshow talent scout writes a sexist column accusing all men of being cheaters, which gains her national fame. full summary | full synopsis
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Ashley Judd ... Jane Goodale

Greg Kinnear ... Ray Brown

Hugh Jackman ... Eddie Alden

Marisa Tomei ... Liz

Ellen Barkin ... Diane Roberts

Catherine Dent ... Alice, Jane's Sister

Peter Friedman ... Stephen, Alice's Husband

Laura Regan ... Evelyn
Sue Jin Song ... Female Scientist
Keith Reddin ... Male Scientist
Derick Karlton Grant ... Flower Delivery Man
Donna Hanover ... Mary Lou Corkle

Matthew Coyle ... Staff Member
Nicole Leach ... Nia, Young Female Intern
Pon Yang ... Chinese Vendor
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Also Known As:
Animal Attraction (UK)
Animal Husbandry (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for sexual content including dialogue, and for some language.
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97 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Trivia:
The makeup artist trying to put powder on Jane's (Ashley Judd) face right before she goes on Diane's show is played by Naomi Judd, Ashley Judd's mother. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Jane's handbag straps change position between shots as she tells her girlfriend that Brown has invited her for New Year's Eve. more
Quotes:
Jane: This is key to understanding the myth of male shyness. For while you think he is flattering you, he is actually flattering himself. Showing how open and honest and sensitive he is. more
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References "Today" (1952) more
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Burning Down the House more

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Was this a romantic comedy??, 15 April 2001
Author: Alan Yim (alany@telusplanet.net) from Edmonton, Alberta

Someone Like You had so much promise. The trailers looked so charming and funny yet when you actually sit down and see the movie from start to finish you're left wondering what happened. You have an incredibly talented actress in Ashley Judd and Hugh Jackman is going to be the next big star from Australia. The rest of the cast is no slouch either but I can't help but believe that this movie lost out on writing.

Someone Like You is about finding out what makes men do the things they do in relationships (or the beginning of relationships) and of course falling in love. Jane Goodale (Ashley Judd) is a producer for a talk show that can't just seem to find a long lasting relationship. We meet her at the beginning of the movie as she meets the new executive producer, Ray Brown (Greg Kinnear). Sparks instantly ignite between the two and they soon enter into a serious relationship that has them moving in together. No sooner than that happens, Brown breaks up with Goodale, plunging her into a depressive state that has her searching to find out why this happened.

Did you notice that nowhere in that little summary did I mention Hugh Jackman's character, Eddie Alden? And that's the odd thing about this movie. The trailers clearly show that Judd and Jackman are the main characters of this movie (and of course, end up together) but when you actually see it, Jackman isn't in it nearly as prominently as the trailer indicates. For most of the first half of the movie we see Judd and Kinnear and we're introduced to Jackman's character as the resident playboy of the company but that's about the extent of it. There's enough dialogue that we get a sense of what Eddie's like but not a lot. After the break-up between Judd and Kinnear we begin to see more of Judd and Jackman but only as roommates, nothing more. There are little hints here and there that something is developing but it isn't nearly enough to cause them to fall madly in love with each other by the end. For a romantic comedy there wasn't enough interaction between the characters that are supposed to fall in love with each other.

There's not much to say about Ashley Judd. She's an incredible actor and does well with the material she's given. Marisa Tomei is in this movie as Judd's best friend and she does a wonderful job with the amount of screen time she's given. She seems to be making a bit of a comeback in the movie industry and hopefully we see more of her. Kinnear is good as the consummate `nice-guy' but we've seen him do this role many times before, so much so that I'm getting the feeling that he's getting type-cast, you think? Jackman's last movie was X-men and he's turning out to be quite the good actor. He doesn't have a large number of lines and in many of the scenes, he just gives a look or a quirky smile but he's able to say a lot with those looks. He also has a talent for American accents, which will help him with his career in Hollywood. Look for big things to come from this actor.

Overall, this movie is mediocre. The potential was there but somewhere along the way, it suffered a bit of an identity crisis. Is it a romantic comedy or a drama or maybe even a dramatic comedy??? Who knows? This is a good matinee to go to but not worth full admission.

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