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Someone Like You

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Someone Like You reviews
32
8.3 User Score:

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Based on 30 critic reviews
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Romance

Written by: Laura Zigman (novel Animal Husbandry)
Elizabeth Chandler

Directed by: Tony Goldwyn

Release Date:
Theatrical: March 30, 2001
DVD: September 18, 2001

Running Time: 100 minutes, Color

Origin: USA

Summary

RATING: PG-13 for sexual content including dialogue, and for some language

Starring Ashley Judd, Greg Kinnear, Hugh Jackman, Ellen Barkin, and Marisa Tomei

The story of a young woman's (Judd) attempt to explain her heartbreak by using the model of animal behavior. (Twentieth Century Fox)

What The Critics Said

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80

Rolling Stone Peter Travers

The film is a distinct pleasure.

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75

Boston Globe Jay Carr

There are three main reasons for seeing Someone Like You - Ashley Judd, Ashley Judd, and Ashley Judd.

75

Philadelphia Inquirer Carrie Rickey

An altogether enjoyable ride.

70

Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas

Smart, amiable and well-paced, and director Tony Goldwyn brings to it an all-too-rare buoyancy and breeziness.

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50

Dallas Observer Andy Klein

The various talents on display aren't enough to overcome the sheer blandness of the material.

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50

LA Weekly Chuck Wilson

In supporting roles, Ellen Barkin and Marisa Tomei are marvelously light-footed.

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50

USA Today Susan Wloszczyna

A blah romantic comedy that has the bad taste to force the heavenly Ashley Judd into being an insecure, date-desperate, quirky career gal.

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50

New York Daily News Jami Bernard

Goes down easily only because Judd and Jackman are eye candy, and because Kinnear and Tomei provide solid comic support.

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50

Miami Herald Sara Wildberger

An oddly flat, quirky romantic comedy.

50

Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

As a movie, it knows little about men, women or television shows, but has studied movie formulas so carefully that we can see each new twist and turn as it creeps ever so slowly into view.

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50

Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington

Soft and predictable -- which might be OK if there were more laughs and insight.

50

New York Post Jonathan Foreman

Could hardly be more predictable.

50

Charlotte Observer Lawrence Toppman

Someone Like You is from Hollywood's bottomless box of cliches.

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50

Mr. Showbiz Kevin Maynard

Starts as light, fluffy fun but becomes so blithely preposterous that it ceases to exist.

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50

Film.com Sean Means

Jackman and Judd are sweet together, so much so that you wish they were in a fresher movie than this.

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40

Chicago Reader Jonathan Rosenbaum

A so-so romantic comedy.

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33

Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman

It was originally called ''Animal Husbandry,'' and while the producers were throwing away that title, they might have done well to chuck the movie along with it.

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30

TV Guide Frank Lovece

Sexist, plot-hole-riddled movie equates women with cows and men with bulls.

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30

Wall Street Journal Joe Morgenstern

Another dim adaptation of a bright comic novel.

25

Baltimore Sun Michael Sragow

This chick flick never should have made it out of the incubator.

25

San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle

It's a romantic comedy with insights into sex and relationships that are old and obvious.

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25

Seattle Post-Intelligencer William Arnold

So witless, sit-com shallow and bad in every way that it's just not worthy of much discussion.

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20

Village Voice Michael Atkinson

The movie is trite like the ocean is big.

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20

Washington Post Desson Thomson

Heaven forbid a Hollywood romantic movie have any narrative surprises.

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20

Variety Todd McCarthy

A romantic comedy as lamely generic as its title.

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20

Salon.com Stephanie Zacharek

Another insulting women's comedy.

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16

Portland Oregonian Kim Morgan

Surprisingly bland even within its dubious genre of "chick flick."

10

Washington Post Rita Kempley

A gooey romantic comedy that sticks to everything except its principles.

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10

The New York Times Dana Stevens

Chandler's script has, by my count, exactly one sort-of-funny line and not a single scene whose comic possibilities are successfully exploited.

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0

Austin Chronicle Kimberley Jones

It's cheap and it's lowdown, and to those responsible for this exercise in devolution: Honestly, I'm not sure I want to know someone like you.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 8.3 (out of 10) based on 10 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

James B> gave it a 10:
I loved this movie, it was a funny and romantic comedy with a great story and had solid support from great actors and actresses.

Jamie F. gave it a 9:
I loved it. It is light, easy watching. It just made me feel good.

Kathy Y. gave it a 9:
What made the movie so great? Cows + Hugh Jackman = WOW. Haha, not exactly what the movie is all about, but that's what drew me to the movie at first. Ashley Judd was adorable, and Greg Kinnear did a great job at playing his part. But the best part...seeing Hugh Jackman half naked. *laughs*

Gina Q. gave it a 10:
This movie captured exactly what I feel on men. Ashley Judd was amazing, she played the part perfectly as did Hugh Jackman. The predictability didn't take away from the show at all-- everything in Hollywood is predictable--face it. All around good show!

Nick S. gave it an 8:
This was a fun, charming film that finally shows what Ashley Judd can do as a lead in a romantic comedy. She absolutely shines in this film. And Jackman was surprisingly good in a small role. Goldwyn has definitely improved in his directing skills.

Shannon D. gave it an 8:
Great chick flick. Worth the money. Best I've seen Ashley perform yet :)

Damian P. gave it a 9:
The characters were the most original I've seen in ANY romantic comedy. I'd watch it again.

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