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One of the Best Comedies of 2003
I went to see "Somethin's Gotta Give" expecting a romantic comedy
with little or no comedy,but five minutes into this film I discovered I was wrong.The movie is about Harry played by Jack Nicholson a fity something bachelor who has been dating much younger women for years.When his girlfriend Marren played by Amanda Peet takes him to her mothers house the two meet quite hilariously.Erica is an uptight playwright played by Diane Keaton
who hasn't dated a man since her divorce and ends up finding her special someone in Harry.But after Harry suffers a heart attack and is forced to stay with Erica romance blossoms.But Harry's younger doctor played by Keanu Reeves has fallen in love with Erica.Now also bringing light to an already hilarious film is Frances McDormand as Erica's sister Zoe.This film is one of the funniest filns of the year,with Keaton and Nicholson excellently cast this is one great movie

It's not so bad
As a young person I enjoyed it (to an extent) anyway. As everyone knows, the predictable plot goes like this: Diane Keaton is an old writer who's uptight and rents a house to write a play, Jack Nicholson is an old rap producer who was a ladies man, and somehow they fall in love. The problem is it's length. The movie is like 130 minutes long but could've easily been 115 minutes long. It draws out the plot too much: it's pretty at ease with its pacing (especially at the beginning) before it gets to the plot fully.
This movie spends too much time trying to develop the characters and story which are both derivative and unoriginal. It goes through the motions: introduce both characters and their behavior, have them repel off another in the beginning, then show a spark of relationship growth, put something in the way, nearly break apart the relationship, then get back together in the end, despite all their differences. Although some of this stuff in undeniably funny (like Jack Nicholson's hospital visit, or watching Keaton's play) it just moves too slowly to a conclusion anyone can guess from a mile away.
Particularly towards the ending, which is too drawn out as a montage of Nicholson visiting his old loves gives a predictable conclusion, as does the scene where Keaton and Keanu Reeves are in a diner where Nicholson confronts them. We know that Reeves' young character who truly appreciates Keaton will not end up with Keaton because Nicholson has a deeper bond with her: it's one of those movie situations that will never happen in real life. The movie is also slick as hell, with its long length, clean direction, and obviously middle-aged target audience.
It does feel like a sitcom plot, but this movie is a lot better than You've Got Mail or any other idiotic cute little romantic movie that is aimed mostly towards older audiences. It's fun for a little while to see the movie play out (exactly like you know it will) but that's light praise and another way of saying, "it excels in its formula". Anyway, if you're stuck watching this with your mom/wife/girlfriend, don't feel too bad, because it definitely has laughs and is better than most middle-of-the-road romantic comedies.

Its a SNOOZER
hey for all you older people out there im not hating on this movie i just think it was a lil slow oh who am i kiddin!this movie is good for helpin u get to sleep.i mean i geuss there cudd have been some funny jokes that i didint understand or no one under 35 cudd understand.Jack nicolson can be rele funny like in ANGER MANAGEMENT but this movie is for old people. its about a older man who dates girls under 30 and he happens to date the daughter of the single old lady who writes poems. the daughter break up with jack bcuz hes too old and her mom needs sum1 and she thinsk they should hook up and they do and you get to see a 57 year old lady copmpletely naked !!! yes evrything shows even though its rated pg 13 all this movie gave me was nightmares from taht nude scene THANK YOU

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