Someone Like You

Hugh Jackman in his boxer briefs would be reason enough to watch this, but there's more. My favorite line would give too much away. Just following the heroine, Ashley Judd, on her journey from heartbreak to discovering love with all the foibles of rationalization in between is fun and heart-warming.

When I watch this movie, it seemed like the volume was very low but I don't know if a DVD to do that or not? I put in another DVD and it was very normal and loud but I had jacked the TV up 30 notches more than usual for this movie because I really wanted to watch it one of my favorites I love Ashley Judd ❤️

Funny and just a good movie to watch. I watch it every year around Christmas.

"Someone Like You" is a short and likable romantic comedy based on the novel "Animal Husbandry" by Laura Zigman. In order to make it a more palatable movie, director Tony Goldwyn de-fanged the sharp bite of the book where all men are deemed scum and there is no happy, Hollywood romantic pairing waiting for heroine Jane Goodale (played by Ashley Judd on screen). But to the benefit of the film, toning down the book's bile makes Jane less an unlikable, dithering neurotic and more of a likable kook.Ashley Judd does an excellent job with the script by combining emotional vulnerability and a solid comedic presence. She is at all times cute and adorable without sending a viewer into sugar shock. Hugh Jackman, in his first post-X-men role, brings a certain roguish charm and charisma to the chain-smoking and chain-f***ing Eddie. Besides her co-worker and roommate, Eddie is also Jane Goodale's living, breathing proof of her wacky theory that men are neophiliacs, and lose interest in women once they have "been serviced." (She calls this her New Cow theory.).When Hugh Jackman and Ashley Judd are both on screen, the chemistry between them crackle. It adds a depth and nuance to their performances and characters' development. Too bad we are denied the pleasure of seeing them consummate their eventual (and very obvious) romantic pairing.Greg Kinnear does a good job of combining slimy and sincere as the man who breaks Jane's heart, and starts her spiraling toward her New Cow theory. Marisa Tomei steals every scene she is in as Jane's enabler, best buddy, and fellow soldier in the romantic war. Marisa's chain-smoking Liz makes one wish that the movie was from her point of view, and that we could have watched cynical Liz trade verbal jabs and longing looks with Jackman's equally cynical Eddie.The subplot concerning Alice's, Jane's sister, infertility troubles doesn't add much to the plot of the movie except to show at least one man (Stephen, played by Peter Friedman) in a steady and monogamous relationship. Catherine Dent, who plays Danni in the F/X drama The Shield and Jane's sister, has the best line in the movie: "If you can't stick [that needle] in a Valencia, how are you going to stick in my ass?""Someone Like You" isn't as forgettable as the lame title suggests, because of top notch performances of its stars and some memorable lines. You want fall off your seat laughing, but you will find yourself with at least a pleasing smile on your face. A word to the wise, stop the movie 5 minutes before it is scheduled to end and you'll enjoy it even more.

It is an excellent fluff movie. I had already seen it just wanted my own coffee.

I really enjoyed this movie and have seen it many times. The casting is great. It was fun to see Ashly Judd in a rom-com and there is a scene where they have a work meeting that I thought was super hilarious. I love Marisa Tome and can never get enough. Nice movie.

Billed as a romantic comedy, but I couldn't really believe in it enough to appreciate some of the attempted humor. That said, I do appreciate drama for it's own sake, and there's enough of that here that it didn't put me to sleep. I can believe in and even laugh at love mistakes, but I felt like the characters were trying too hard to deliver their punch lines. Here's my plot summary, without divulging all.Girl meets Mr. Right and is swept off her feet. On the brink of cohabitation he announces he must go back to his wife/fiancee who (in unbelievable hijinks) turns out to be the girl's boss. Our protagonist next proceeds to move in with a man she loathes (a co-worker), who's had (and is having) so many sex partners he qualifies as a walking condom ad. Meanwhile our protagonist's girlfriend and she cook up a clever scheme for web-publishing her complaints about the man who dumped her and rationalizing his feckless infidelity must be linked to the breeding habits of the male of the species of domestic bovines. The bull in her 'study' only mates once with each cow in the herd, afterward having nothing to do with each "old" cow. It sounds funny enoughLastly, the girls concoct a virtual identity for her authorship, adopting the internet persona of a European style Dr. Ruth (a sex therapist), to lend a bit of trumped up Hippocratic authority to her diatribe. Against all odds she falls for Mr. Condom king when her compassion is awakened by acquiring the insight that he too had fallen for that once-in-a-lifetime true love who became lost love. That he too understood the crushing despair of an endless night, but that didn't force him to accept the loss alone. To his amazement, he too finds himself vulnerable to her ingenuity and charm, to believing in she and he.[saccharine] 2. overly or sickishly sweet (--flavor) 3. ingratiatingly or affectedly agreeable or friendly 4 overly sentimental : mawkish--[saccharinity]

After my fiancé left me I found this movie to be the most representative of what I was going through. It made me cry and it made me laugh. It also gave me hope. Hope that just like my grandmother would say, " the cure for one is another". Things happen for a reason even if we don't know why at the time. I'm positive that in time I will understand and this movie helped me see that I still have a future even when I feel so heart broken right now. Anyone faced with heartbreak could benefit from this movie. Anyone who has a friend that is still hurting should recommend this movie. At least it's a good diversion for a short time. That can't be bad when your mind needs a break from the pain.

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I have seen this movie on television a couple of times and it is just one of those movies that you will be in the mood to watch again sometime! It's well done and I love the actors and the storyline too! Great movie, great price, fast shipping! Thank you!

Bonita película Huge Jackman ❤️

La compré porque no la encontré en ningún sistema de paga ni por internet. Muy linda y mas por hug jackman

The itself (once succeeding to see it) is awesome. The DVD was fault and we couldn’t really watch the movie.