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

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Dec. 4

8:00 AM

HBO

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:

Director Tony Goldwyn objected to the change from the title from the book ("Animal Husbandry"), but gave into the new title after some persuasion from the marketing department.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Jane and her friend are sitting across from each other in one of the cafe scenes, Jane's arms continually change from being crossed in front of her (in shots of her face) to being on the table (shots from behind her).

Quotes:

Jane: Remember last week when we were laughing at that graffiti on the subway?
Liz: "Baby, I loves the toilet you sit on"?

Movie Connections:

References "Rugrats" (1991)

Soundtrack:

Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum

Romantic comedies for the masses should have no expectations

There is only one reason I would want to watch this movie - Hugh Jackman, the trailer advertised him half-naked so there I was accurate as an atomic clock when the movie started.

Ashley Judd is a versatile actress yet when given such ugly clichéd role to play she can only make the character slightly less appalling then written. The movie employs every sugared done-to-death cliché.

Strangely, the movie works. Mainly due to the actors, the very much underused Marisa Tomei is excellent and so is Hugh Jackman who has to play a cliché as well(anyone heard about reformed bad boys in a movie?). Ashley Judd is wonderful considering the bad lines she has to work with. So despite the lack of chemistry between actors, bad plot line that has more holes then a matrix-printer invoice it is a good romp to watch whilst doing admin or chopping up vegetables for a large salad.

This is pure oversweetened mass produced candy. We all know it is bad for our teeth but we cannot help by snatching a bite once in a while for some guilty enjoyment, as long as we don't overindulge of course:)