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 Barnes & Noble The best romantic comedy of 2003 derives much of its effectiveness from the inspired teaming of two inimitable big-screen veterans: Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton. Writer-director Nancy Meyers certainly deserves a great deal of credit for supplying witty dialogue and directing her A-list cast with a feather-light touch, but ultimately this little ditty is all about Jack and Diane. Nicholson plays a music industry tycoon who practices serial monogamy with women young enough to be his daughters. While trysting at a beachfront home with his latest girlfriend (Amanda Peet), the aging lothario is stricken with a heart attack and confined to the house, much to the chagrin of his dates mother (Keaton), a blocked playwright and divorcée who doesnt take kindly to Jacks liaison with her daughter. Meyers concentrates at first on the gradual thawing of their initially frosty relations, and then on the mutual attraction that blossoms into romance -- with all the attendant misunderstandings and complications. Its so refreshing to see a film of this type made with, about, and for middle-aged people, a constituency to which Hollywood has given short shrift in recent years. Whats more, the casting lends a great deal to the enterprises credibility: Nicholson is widely known to prefer dalliances with younger women, and Keatons well-documented eccentricities make her eminently believable as the repressed, neurotic writer. About the only thing for which Meyers can be faulted is the underutilization of her massively talented supporting players. Only Keanu Reeves, playing the young doctor who treats Nicholson and falls in love with Keaton, gets juicy scenes and a reasonable amount of screen time. Nicholson and Keaton -- who earned a Best Actress Oscar nomination -- are the main attractions here. Its a pleasure to see these old pros sparring onscreen in roles that fit them like gloves. Somethings Gotta Give endearingly kids the conventions of contemporary, youth-oriented Hollywood romances yet also has the good sense to poke fun at the faults and foibles of its principal characters. Interested in the song lyrics? - Check out themostlyrics.com! Looking For A DVD? - Check out dvd-a-rama.com! |
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