Someone Like You

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Despite its foregone conclusion, Someone Like You is an agreeable romantic comedy about how people construct elaborate defenses to cope with emotional anguish. Based on Laura Zigman's novel Animal Husbandry, the movie is purely formulaic, with a heroine's best friend (played here by Marisa Tomei) and other supporting roles that come straight from central casting. Even the lovelorn heroine is standard-issue for the genre, but as emotionally devastated talk-show booker Jane Goodale, Ashley Judd brings intelligent charm to a role that could have been maudlin and pathetic. For a while, Jane is pathetic: after being dumped by her seemingly devoted boyfriend Ray (Greg Kinnear), she turns heartbreak into a hobby, creating self-assuring theories about male behavior based on the mating habits of cows. She comforts herself with the certainty that all men are scum, when really she just can't accept rejection.

Cast adrift, Jane accepts a roommate offer from her womanizing colleague Eddie (X-Men's Hugh Jackman), who's been nursing his own heartbreak with lots of casual sex. You can see where this is going, and actor-director Tony Goldwyn (following his underrated drama Walk on the Moon) doesn't offer any surprises. But Goldwyn is alert to the comedy of human foibles, and the movie peaks when Jane's defenses are down and Judd's appeal shines at full intensity. At her best, Judd makes an average script better than it has a right to be, and while Kinnear perfects his smarmy routine, Jackman matches them both with star-making sincerity. Someone Like You won't win any awards for originality, but it's universal in its comedic sympathy for the brokenhearted. --Jeff Shannon

Description

Ashley Judd brings irresistible fun to this sassy romantic comedy about a young woman looking for Mr. Right... in all the wrong places! Jane Goodale (Judd) is a talk show talent scout whose shaky love life drives her to study the curious mating habits of the male animal. Dizzyingly sexy complications ensue whne her research turns her into a revered love guru - and lands her smack in-between hunky heartthrobs Hugh Jackman and Greg Kinnear.

Customer Reviews:

Someone like Hugh.............2007-09-10

Hugh Jackman is quickly joining Hugh Grant as a lively romantic comedy leading man. What happens when a talk show producer is dumped for the umpteenth time? She decides to study the males species with a ghost column and moves in with her womanizing co-worker. The problem is that both discover they are nursing broken hearts in different ways and of course, chemistry strikes.

Interesting take on "The PG-13 Romantic Comedy".......2007-09-06

"Someone Like You" Starring Ashley Judd, Greg Kinnear and Hugh Jackman is a light romantic comedy that brought a smile to my face. As a 27 year old woman I could relate to the plotline and have had similar experiences and thoughts as Judd's character in the film. A movie any single woman could relate to and get a good laugh the whole way though. Judd's performance was empathetic and charming. I also liked her chemistry with both romantic leads and would have been happy with seeing her end up with either one. Her theory on "cows" and as they relate to humans was incredibly entertaining and at points seemingly true and that is what made the movie so relatable and entertaining....

New cow? Old cow? Holy cow!.......2007-05-14

Awwww, how cute. Unabashed chick flick. Very funny. Very predictable. Greg Kinnear...what a creep he was in this. (and he was so good at it) Hugh Jackman...Lordie he was funny. Ashley Judd..Who knew she could be this funny? The cow parallel was just inspiration. It made no sense, but it was beautiful. This film is a fun way to spend a couple hours with your honey.

5 stars for Jackman's performance.......2007-02-01

The three main actors are perfectly cast. Ashley Judd plays Jane just right; a woman obsessed, yet a sympathetic character (who hasn't become obsessed over a breakup?). Greg Kinnear is perfect as the cheating, lying Ray, especially in the scenes where Ray puts a look of exaggerated emotion on his face, in an attempt to make himself believable.

When Jane moves in with Eddie, arguments are sparked over their respective attitudes towards relationships, but they have no problem coexisting in the same space. There are no arguments over cleaning the kitchen/bathroom/living room, no sniping about who left the front door unlocked, none of the usual friction that occurs between roommates, especially when one of them has lived in the apartment for some time and the other one is a newcomer.

Eddie and Jane, obviously, have different approaches to being dumped. Jane bemoans her fate and tries to find a reason for Ray's behavior in her books about animals. Eddie doesn't look for reasons, doesn't wait for his ex to magically return, and doesn't get into another relationship immediately. We don't know how long it's been since his girlfriend left him, but we know that his grief was so strong, he took an axe and chopped a hole in the wall of his spare room. Very powerful stuff for a man who's supposed to be unable to stay with one woman.

One of the reasons the movie works is that the two main characters learn from each other in recovering from their breakups. Eddie, in particular, draws in his own pain to help Jane with hers. "It's over! Over! Why can't you just let it go?" he asks her.

The real ace here is Hugh Jackman as Eddie, initially regarded by Jane as simply a womanizer, the stuff of legend around the office. Jackman faces a very difficult task in making Eddie not only believable, but sympathetic. The "womanizing coworker" has been done to death in film; Jackman's carefully shaded performance makes Eddie a real person. Eddie is never seen ogling a strange woman on the street, bragging about his sexual conquests, or behaving in any way as though he thinks he's superior to the women he beds night after night. There's nothing sleazy about him, and that's amazing.

Jackman successfully walks a fine line here; the movie is worth it for his performance alone. I wish they'd left the other ending, the one you can see on the DVD. It's much better and it really sizzles, making full use of the chemistry between the two leads.

Just plain cute..........2007-01-18

Hugh Jackman is so handsome, and Ashley Judd is so funny, you will love this movie.

Average customer rating:

Someone like Hugh......
Interesting take on "The PG-13 Romantic Comedy"
New cow? Old cow? Holy cow!
5 stars for Jackman's performance
Just plain cute...

Someone Like You
Starring: Ellen Barkin , Colleen Camp , Daniella Canterman , Matthew Coyle , and Catherine Dent
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
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ASIN: B00005K3OI
Release Date: 2001-09-18

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Customer Reviews:

Someone like Hugh.............2007-09-10

Interesting take on "The PG-13 Romantic Comedy".......2007-09-06

New cow? Old cow? Holy cow!.......2007-05-14

5 stars for Jackman's performance.......2007-02-01

Just plain cute..........2007-01-18

Hugh Jackman is so handsome, and Ashley Judd is so funny, you will love this movie.

Fairytale Pack (Ever After / Where the Heart Is / Someone Like You)

Average customer rating:

Three for the price of one
fairytale pack review!

Fairytale Pack (Ever After / Where the Heart Is / Someone Like You)
Starring: Fairytale Pack
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B000AQ69D6
Release Date: 2005-11-01

Description

Disc 1: "Ever After" Disc 2: "Where the Heart Is" Disc 3: "Someone Like You"

Customer Reviews:

Three for the price of one.......2007-03-17

I have seen all of these movies and really love them! I am trying to replace all my VHS with DVD and getting three great movies in one package is a great find. Thanks Amazon!!!

fairytale pack review!.......2006-06-27

I really enjoyed all three movies and recommend you buy this package.

The Ultimate Chick Flick Collection (The Banger Sisters / Ever After / Moulin Rouge / Say Anything... / Someone Like You / Where the Heart Is)

Average customer rating:

decent collection

The Ultimate Chick Flick Collection (The Banger Sisters / Ever After / Moulin Rouge / Say Anything... / Someone Like You / Where the Heart Is)

Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
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Wedding Crashers - Unrated (Widescreen New Line Platinum Series)

ASIN: B0000AINLV
Release Date: 2003-10-14

Description

Contains:

Disc 1: Someone Like You Disc 2: Where the Heart Is Disc 3: Moulin Rouge Disc 4: Ever After Disc 5: Say Anything Disc 6: Banger Sister

Customer Reviews:

decent collection.......2003-11-20

I don't actually own the box set, but i know enough about the movies. Combined, they do make a semi good set, but i imagine it would be hard to find someone who doesn't own a single one of these movies already, so i kinda find the box set useless unless theres more to it then they reveal.

'The Banger Sisters' 2 out of 5 stars - I saw it, it was okay, but i don't really want to see it again so i wouldn't buy it. It is one of the 2 movies in this set that i DON'T own, and it would stop me from buying this set. I think A Walk In The Clouds would have been a much better 6th disc.

'Ever After' 5/5 - I love this movie, it's sweet, romantic and takes a good take on a classic. It's great acting, it sticks to Cinderella in many ways, but makes it more interesting then most versions. (including the Disney animated version which i also love)

'Moulin Rouge' 5/5 - My second fav movie of all time. It's great, it's unique in many many ways, and it's just all around brillant. The only problem here is that the box set says it's 6 disc, so i'm asuming that it is not the special edition of Moulin Rouge, which if you are a fan of the movie is worth the extra money.

'Say Anything' 5/5 - Classic love story, possibly one of the best romantic comedy high school flick ever. And the DVD is jammed pack full of enough extras that it almost makes up for the single disk version of Moulin Rouge for most people (not including me)

'Someone Like You' 5/5 - This one is pretty good, it's cute, it's funny, and the way it's told is great. Ashley Judd is brillant in it, and Hugh Jackman is so cute. And the ending is way better then the ending to the book (Animal Husbandry by Laura Zigman) tho the book is really good.

'Where The Heart is' 4/5 - I don't have this one DVD yet, but it is on my list, and i do own the VHS tape. It's cute, a lil slow at parts tho. (Just a update, i do own it on DVD now)

Customer Reviews:

Nice Pairing of Two Good "Love" Movies.......2006-07-14

What can you say. Any movie or movies starring Ashley Judd and Sanaa Lathan in the romantic realm can't be that bad. Kudos to whoever decided to pair these two obviously chick-flick, but highly entertaining for all to view movies together. Both movies contain interesting actors and stories (even though you may have seen these stories in some shape or form before over the years) Still, they're definitely worth a watch.

Great.......2005-04-26

Both movies are great, each one of them has it's own charm.
Ashley Judd shows she is a great comedian, and Hugh Jackman is one of the best actors of his generation. The movie is soo funny...it shows what we women are like when a man breaks up with us, and that love is where you least expect it.
As for Brown Sugar, it's very sweet, entertaining and funny to watch. I didn't know the actors of this movie and they are amazing. Perhaps love is next door?