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Something's Gotta Give
List Price: $28.95 Our Price: $18.82
DVD - 30 March, 2004
Columbia Tri-Star
PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours
Director: Nancy Meyers
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton, Frances McDormand, Keanu Reeves, Amanda Peet
Number of Media: 1
Features: - Color
- Closed-captioned
- Widescreen
- Dolby
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| DVD Description As upscale sitcoms go, Something's Gotta Give has more to offer than most romantic comedies. Obviously working through some semi-autobiographical issues regarding "women of a certain age," writer-director Nancy Meyers brings adequate credibility and above-average intelligence to what is essentially (but not exclusively) a fantasy premise, in which an aging lothario who's always dated younger women (Jack Nicholson, more or less playing himself) falls for a successful middle-aged playwright (Diane Keaton) who's convinced she's past the age of romance, much less sexual re-awakening. As long as old pals Nicholson and Keaton are on screen discussing their dilemma or discovering their mutual desire, Something's Gotta Give is terrific, proving (in case anyone had forgotten) that Hollywood can and should aim for an older demographic. Myers falls short with the sitcom device of a younger lover (Keanu Reeves) who wants Keaton as much as Nicholson does; it's believable but shallow and too easily dismissed. Myers also skimps on supporting roles for Frances McDormand, Amanda Peet, and Jon Favreau, but thankfully this is one romantic comedy that doesn't pander to youth. Mature viewers, rejoice! --Jeff Shannon |
| Reviews from Customers
Keaton Shines in Great Comedy! Something's Gotta Give is one of the year's best films and best comedies as it teams up Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton, who seemed to love every minute they shared onscreen. Nicholson plays a man who only dates girls under 30 and is shocked to find he can fall in love with a woman his own age, played by Diane Keaton, who has never looked better. She gives her best performance since she won an Oscar for Annie Hall and should be on her way to another as a very career sucessful woman who has no confidence with men. It is great to see her reaction to both Nicholson's and Keanu Reeves' character. Nicholson and Keaton light up the screen with every scene they are in and Amanada Peet and Reeves do very well in their supporting role, as does the underused Frances McDormand as Keaton's sister. Nancy Meyers, who had a huge hit with What Women Want, does a much better job here and makes for a great adult romantic comedy featuring actors over 50. A great film that will be remembered.
Funny Romantic Comedy that Went On Too Long... This romantic comedy with Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton had its moments. It made me laugh out loud a few times which is wonderful, but the movie could have ended in about 5 different places. It went on so long that I was tempted to shut it off, which is a shame because the acting was tremendous.
great beginning -- sugary ending This movie starts out with a bang. Jack is basically being Jack at his devilish best for the first 15 minutes. Then, as he goes through heart attack and a subsequent self-discovery, the film slowly looses its steam and the syropy ending had me all upset.
Keaton is too, really good for about 2/3 of the film and then has this weird "breakdown" with boo-hooing that simply gets annoying.
Keanu Reeves plays a young doctor who falls for a much (!) older Keaton. Okay, surfer dude, there's something wrong with you when you see Amanda Peet and go after her mom.
The settings are overly "yappie" with that enormous house on the beach and not a single "middle-income" person in sight.
Overall, it's a strange mixture of dark humor and sentimentality with a very disappointing ending. |
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