Someone Like You... (2001)

Director:

Tony Goldwyn

Writers (WGA):

Laura Zigman (novel)
Elizabeth Chandler (screenplay)

Release Date:

30 March 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Roommate | Apartment | Talk Show | Cheerleader | Interview

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Animal Attraction (UK)
Animal Husbandry (USA) (working title)
Someone Like You (Australia)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content including dialogue, and for some language.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Brazil:12 | Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Hungary:14 | Ireland:15 | Italy:T | Netherlands:AL | Norway:7 | Peru:14 | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:13 | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Fox 2000 Pictures

Trivia:

While eating old Chinese, Ashley Judd tells Hugh Jackman that she went to Paul Blazer High School, home of the Tomcats. The Judds are from Ashland KY, home of the real Paul Blazer High School, and the Tomcats.

Goofs:

Continuity: The closing scene was re-shot while Hugh Jackman was filming X-Men (2000) and so Eddie's hairstyle is different from the rest of the movie.

Quotes:

Jane: What's going on?
Stephen, Alice's Husband: [holding a hypodermic needle over an orange] Dr. Lipshick started your sister on injections?
Jane: Of orange juice?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Shirtless: Hollywood's Sexiest Men (2002) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Posinent

One-note theme and a T.V. sitcom sensibility

A film, with a t.v. sitcom sensibility and a singular theme that women might look at themselves before casting stones on male dating behavior, set to a story of the romantic tribulations of one young woman, Jane Goodall (Ashley Judd - as alway, cute as a button but with star-quality range).

If not for better-than-average dialogue, Hugh Jackman -- not without charisma -- comes off wooden as Eddie Alden but for some occasionally provocative dialogue. Inconsistently, he's presented as a wise and worldly shahman-type through most of the film, then near the finale, he suddenly and inexplicably acts immature and pouty. (What is THAT about?)

Greg Kinnear -- also not without charisma -- plays, well, Greg Kinnear playing Greg Kinnear playing Ray Brown, a bit of a gigolo in a one-note performance.

Marisa Tomei is, as usual, terrific, appealing and affecting as Judd's friend, Liz, in a small but pivotal role. Ellen Barkin, who has played masculinely tough female roles before, does it again. Look fast for Naomi Judd playing a make-up artist trying to apply some on Ashley in the last few minutes.