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Someone Like You (2001)

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Reviews Counted:6

Fresh:2

Rotten:4

Average Rating:4.5/10

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

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Television

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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06/24/06
Derek Adams
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It's about the most predictable -- and least original -- film you'll see for weeks.

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08/20/01
Jason Korsner
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08/10/01
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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.

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03/30/01
A.O. Scott
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Smart, amiable and well-paced.

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03/30/01
Kevin Thomas
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Los Angeles Times
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An enjoyable pastry of a film that, for the first time in years, shows off Judd's considerable talents to full effect.

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03/30/01
Paul Tatara
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A pretty lame premise.

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03/30/01
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The filmmakers seem to be feeling their way toward a contemporary slant on romance but wind up taking refuge in old-fashioned cliches and trite plot twists.

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03/26/01
Kirk Honeycutt
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