VikingMadonna
I suppose this movie is passable if you're looking for some mind numbing rubbish after a long day. I watched for Jackman, but I don't know why I stayed. The sex scenes and final kiss are so awkward and overwrought I had to look away. It's like watching two excited puppies attack each other and really killed the vibe. Also, the protagonist unapologetically begins an affair at one point and then spends an hour blaming men for the woes of the world and nobody, NOBODY says "what did you expect, lady?", after her heart is inevitably broken. She should have apologised to the other woman, it's actually very messed up. All this aside I'd recommend it to anyone who enjoys ongoing cow analogies that frequently mention "male cows".
SnoopyStyle
Jane Goodale (Ashley Judd) and unromantic heartbroken Eddie Alden (Hugh Jackman) are busy booking red meat for Diane Roberts (Ellen Barkin)'s daytime talk show. Ray Brown (Greg Kinnear) is the new executive producer coming from serious news. Liz (Marisa Tomei) is her best friend. Despite her reservations and his girlfriend of 3 years, she begins to go out with Ray. She leaves her apartment to move in with Ray but he breaks it off with her. She's forced to move in with Eddie. That's when she comes up with the New Cow Theory after reading a New York Times article. Bulls always like to have the new cow. Liz persuades Jane to write an article under a pen name. The article explodes and everybody is looking to interview the mystery doctor including Diane Roberts.The good news is that Ashley Judd is lovely and she's giving it all to be in a light rom-com. It's pretty light and not that funny. It's not really breaking any new ground with the single gal genre. The two leads Judd and Jackman are so likable and super hot that it keeps the movie from collapsing entirely. Greg Kinnear makes a nice douche turn but the question becomes why does she still care about him. This is generally not funny enough and not compelling enough. If not for the likable leads, there would be nothing to this.
OllieSuave-007
I am not a big fan of romantic comedies, and I really didn't have much of a choice when I watched this film - it was the only one the airliner was showing at that time when I was 30,000 feet up in the air. A story about a daytime talk show hostess who writes a sexiest column about men's behavior after being jilted by her boyfriend and gaining fame in the process, I thought this was an OK movie to pass the time.This movie has its moments from time to time - light comedy, romantic twists and drama. I thought Ashley Judd and Hugh Jackson had pretty good chemistry in their respectable roles, but I thought Greg Kinnear gave a very wooden and emotionless performance in his role. The plot did drag at times, but not to the point where it would put you to sleep.This movie isn't a masterpiece and not something I would watch over and over again. But, if it happens to be a movie I would come across while channel surfing, I might stop and watch just for kicks.Grade C
Alyssa Black (Aly200)
Ladies, we know what it feels to be completely in love and then be cast aside for little or no reason and it stings. Well our heroine in "Someone Like You" set about expressing her disgust of male behavior and her anguish at being dumped in unorthodox methods. I had no clue what to think of the film when I first watched, but within five to ten minutes I was laughing so hard that I began to enjoy the story. Now I'm not a girl who likes players, but I couldn't help immediately falling in love with the character of Eddie Alden, played by Hugh Jackman, just like Ashley Judd's character did. Way too funny and being a huge fan of Hugh's acting, how can I resist.Not a fan of rom-coms either, but as previously stated the acting and the wit and humor of the script was appealing to me. Give it a shot if you're a fan of the rom-com or comedy genre or if you need a good laugh on a bad day.
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