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Summary: Cringe-worthy
Review: Jack's Jack (again), Keanu Reeves is still the worst actor in the history of cinema, and Diane Keaton's over-the-top performance is an embarassing study in ham-handed vanity.
Frances McDormand's brilliant, but underused. Oh yeah, and this silly little ode to ego is, like, five hours long. Enjoy.
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Summary: My first viewing of this film...
Review: ...is that it seemed a little jumpy compared to AS Good As It Gets or many of Keaton's other movies (all heady to me), but the numerous funny scenes make up for it and Keaton's comic side is perfect until you hit the bedroom where I detected hints of an exaggerated Clooney and Pfeifer in One Fine Day and Hanks and Ryan in You've Got Mail. Unlike other reviewers I don't find the younger lover totally unbelievable but they did fool me. I agree that McDormand was under used in this film. Keaton seems to never let her characters really touch her emotionally (as in her Lifetime movie On Thin Ice) unlike Nicholson but the two balance each other out well in this movie. I couldn't wait to see them together and I wasn't disappointed. I must warn you, without spoiling the movie,that conservative Hollywood has decided to take a walk on the wild side!
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Summary: A Fun Film For Adults
Review: A friend of mine said his 15-year-old son saw this movie and commented on how awful it was. While I can see how this film won't appeal to teenagers, I couldn't disagree more. This is a really entertaining romantic comedy with superb performances by the great comedic actress Diane Keaton (Erica Barry) as a somewhat uptight playwright and the venerable Jack Nicholson (Harry Sanborn) as a successful businessman with a reputation for only dating young women. Amanda Peet also delivers a good performance as Erica Barry's daughter Marin, who is also dating Harry Sanborn. This is a film that shows some of the pains of growing older and, in the case of Nicholson's character, the process of finally growing up. Anyone who enjoys good, if mature, romantic comedies and appreciates excellent acting and writing should see this.
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Summary: Nicholson, Keaton Shine
Review: Nancy Meyers's spirited scripting and direction keeps the action spinning as veteran film stars Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton team up in "Something's Gotta Give," a lively romp through the world of a very lively and wealthy record executive whose life takes an abrupt turn. (...)When he accompanies beautiful Amanda Peet to her playwright mother's luxurious Hamptons home he quickly gets much more than anticipated. Thoughts of a carefree sex romp with Peet vanish when mother Diane Keaton turns out to be home, along with her sister, played by Frances McDormand. Convinced he is intruder, they are ready to call the police until he provides a quick explanation. Keaton decides to let Nicholson stay with Peet, but new complications emerge when he sustains a heart attack from the effects of Viagra. The doctor who treats him, Keanu Reeves, prescribes rest for Nicholson. If he will not stay in the hospital, the only feasible nearby alternative is Keaton's home. A fresh complication emerges as Reeves reveals himself as a big fan of playwright Keaton and falls for her. While Nicholson initially admits that he has a yen only for women young enough to be at least his daughter, the more he sees of the resourceful, independent Keaton, the better he likes her. The romantic complications are resolved in, appropriately enough, that city of eternal romance, Paris. Nicholson, Keaton and Reeves emerge all the wiser from the romantic whirl spin, and alas, nobody has so much as a disparaging word for anyone else when everything is resolved.
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Summary: Cute, but too long and too sappy
Review: I believe this was a case of the film being overhyped to me before I saw it. It was ok, but nothing incredible. I thought Nicolson and Diane Keaton were quite funny and really at their best, but the material was a little dumb, the events hokey and contrived, and the film was too long. They could have cut about 30 minutes out of it, streamlined it somewhat, and it would have been better. I saw it with a person their age who despised it as being absolutely stupid and unreal. I guess my suggestion is, is you're 60-ish, you might really hate it. It is worth the price of a rental or pay-per-view, but to me, only barely. Wait until it comes on cable and you can see it for free, but it is worth seeing.
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Summary: Something's Gotta Give an Explanation for Overblown Reviews
Review: What IS all the fuss about? Jack Nicholson plays Jack Nicholson playing an immature, self-absorbed jackass. Diane Keaton wastes her talent over-acting. The frustrating thing about this movie is that it might have been very good if only it had been directed correctly and the script had been even marginally believable (for comparison see "As Good As It Gets" or even "About Schmidt.") This is a boring movie designed to make two wonderful actors available in a "romantic comedy". And it might have worked if the powers that be hadn't depended on the star power of Nicholson and Keaton to carry the story.
Don't bother. If you want Nicholson as an older man falling for a real woman of his age, get "Terms of Endearment." Dont buy this mess.
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Summary: Something Gave Up
Review: If this movie had been a meal I would have sent it back for being overcooked; either that, or just tossed it in the garbage. SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE gave me anything but an enjoyable story; instead, this "romantic comedy" about a sixtysomething play boy finding love for the first time with an attractive, "mature" woman just floated along like an unmanned rowboat in the middle of a lake. And it floated on and on and on and on. . . There's nothing redeeming about Jack Nicholson's character, and the actor plays the role in his usual creepy and disgusting manner. Meanwhile, Diane Keaton plays Nicholson's flighty and hysterical love interest--albeit a very attractive one. And for Keanu Reeves to be the odd man out of this love triangle requires a suspension of disbelief in proportion to the Grand Canyon. (Which is exactly where the script should have been thrown.) 'Nuff said. SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE gets two stars for Keaton being so easy on the eye, and an inspiration for all of us middle agers. Now if I could just get the dog to eat this, but he doesn't want any part of it, either.
--D. Mikels
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Summary: Love When You Least Expect It!
Review: Harry Sanborn drives to the home of his latest lady under thirty. He plans to spend the weekend alone with Marin, until her mother and aunt arrive unexpetedly. Erica Barry is astonished that her daughter is dating Sanborn, but doesn't make him leave. Just as Harry (played by Jack Nicholson)starts kissing Marin,(played by Amanda Peet) he has a heart attack. Erica performs CPR until the medics arrive. Harry thinks he is ready to leave the hospital, but becomes dizzy and faints. Keanu Reeves plays Dr. Mercer, who orders Harry to stay nearby for a few days. He ends up staying with Erica for a few days. Erica is a famous playwright played by Diane Keaton. She has writer's block at first, but she begins to be inspired by her experience with Harry and starts writing a play. In the meantime, she discovers herself having feelings that she thought were over a long time. The heart attack saved two lives, not one.
This story is a beautifully written romantic comedy by Nancy Myers. I recommend it to an adult audience. The acting was brilliant!
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Summary: Nicholson and Keaton should have worked together before
Review: It's funny to see some actors don't feel the passing of time. Besides, even if they hadn't worked before, they seem to have a great complicity even in their 60's. Excuse for talking about age of people. They make laugh and they show tenderness, too. Of course Diane Keaton has a really suitable role but Nicholson is still a bad-tempered, irresistible, old man as in many of his late films. Nevertheless, the story is really fine and amusable. It's not another romantic comedy but a soap box opera! The only thing is: was it necessary to show both actors almost nude? It's a marvellous scene, but sure they asked for a great amount of money for doing that.
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Summary: Nicholson is Funny
Review: Jack Nicolson is not afraid to take on the softy role.
The soft side of Jack is what is most interesting and
comical.
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