Animal Attraction
2001
After a series of ill-fated relationships, Jane (Ashley Judd) has finally met Mr. Right, Ray (Greg Kinnear)--he's 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, .. Read more
| Starring | Ashley Judd, Hugh Jackman, Greg Kinnear, Marisa Tomei |
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| Director | Tony Goldwyn |
| Genres | Comedy |
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Animal Attraction
After a series of ill-fated relationships, Jane (Ashley Judd) has finally met Mr. Right, Ray (Greg Kinnear)--he's 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 and get over Ray, 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.
| Starring | Ashley Judd, Hugh Jackman, Greg Kinnear, Marisa Tomei, Ellen Barkin, Catherine Dent, Peter Friedman |
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| Director | Tony Goldwyn |
| Studio | 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 33 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 11 Mar 2002 Production year: 2001 |
| Format | DVD |
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Here's one of those so-so films that meanders along for 90-odd minutes while you spend the time wondering why the project got the go-ahead in the first place. Ashley Judd — displaying no real flair for this sort of comedy — plays a TV talent agent who's let down in love and vents her spleen by writing an article in a men's magazine that likens the male of the species to bulls. Why bulls? Well, apparently they play the field, too, but never with the same cow twice, particularly if there's fresh bovine flesh on offer. Support for her hypothesis is provided by her randy roommate — a serial lothario of the “love-'em-and-leave-'em” variety — played by Hugh Jackman, who displayed plenty of animal instincts as Wolverine in X-Men. The controversial article has a predictable effect on Judd's life as she gradually realises that being a womaniser doesn't mean you can't also be a decent human being. Rising star Jackman is watchable but he has little to sink his teeth into here.
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"SOMEONE LIKE YOU is a jaunty romantic comedy that's a comfortable fit for Ashley Judd, who in turn is surrounded by a stellar supporting cast..."
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10 out of 10 people found this review helpful
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Talkshow talent scout Jane Goodale (Judd) falls in love with Ray (Kinnear) who appears to be the man of her dreams. Unfortunately appearances are deceptive and she is left wallowing in misanthropy. To help a friend she pours her resentment against men into a newspaper column which becomes nationally successful. Her growing friendship with Eddie (Jackman) does nothing but reinforce her opinions as he is a serial womaniser with a coldly utilitarian view of relations between the sexes.
The film suffers from several structural problems: it tries for a quirkiness of style which it doesn't follow through on enough, with the result that it seems out of place. The anti-men philosophy that Jane produces is underdeveloped and feels like a mere plot device. But what holds it together are strong performances from the main players. Judd, Kinnear and Jackman do just what is required to make it work. Kinnear's performance is the weakest of the three but he doesn't really have a lot to work with. Hugh Jackman projects affected amorality with an easy charisma while Judd is believable as the suffering lead. The comedy is comfortable rather than laugh out loud funny but overall the film is engaging and fun to watch. -
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10 out of 10 people found this review helpful
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Talkshow talent scout Jane Goodale (Judd) falls in love with Ray (Kinnear) who appears to be the man of her dreams. Unfortunately appearances are deceptive and she is left wallowing in misanthropy. To help a friend she pours her resentment against men into a newspaper column which becomes nationally successful. Her growing friendship with Eddie (Jackman) does nothing but reinforce her opinions as he is a serial womaniser with a coldly utilitarian view of relations between the sexes.
The film suffers from several structural problems: it tries for a quirkiness of style which it doesn't follow through on enough, with the result that it seems out of place. The anti-men philosophy that Jane produces is underdeveloped and feels like a mere plot device. But what holds it together are strong performances from the main players. Judd, Kinnear and Jackman do just what is required to make it work. Kinnear's performance is the weakest of the three but he doesn't really have a lot to work with. Hugh Jackman projects affected amorality with an easy charisma while Judd is believable as the suffering lead. The comedy is comfortable rather than laugh out loud funny but overall the film is engaging and fun to watch. -
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