Taglines: The story about the one that got away and the one she never saw coming.
The movie starts with a voice over of Jane Goodal (Ashley Judd) over the images of a scientific experiment with a bull and a herd of cows, apparently the bull never mounts a cow twice, not even if her scent is changed. He prefers a new cow. Jane tells us that until recently she believed that men are all like the bull, but to understand what happened we have to go back in time.
Jane is a production assistant with a talk show that has recently been syndicated, which means that the host Dianne Roberts (played by Ellen Barkin) who wants to be the best, is always looking for the ungettable guests, like Fidel Castro. Eddie Alden (Hugh Jackman ) is the producer of the talk show and is a womaniser, much to the dismay of Jane and she comments on his actions with amicable critique.
Eddie is looking for a roommate but his messages on the bulletin board are sabotaged by disgruntled exes, he wonders whether she wouldnt like to move in, she turns him down with a vengeance. Then they meet the new producer of the show Ray Brown (Greg Kinnear) and Jane is immediately smitten. She tells her friend Liz (Marisa Tomei) and discuss her bad luck with men. Meanwhile her sister and is trying to get pregnant with a fertility program.
Ray calls Jane and they spend a evening together and end up kissing, the next morning she calls Liz and is ecstatic Liz gives her some advice as to how to deal with Ray and his girlfriend Dee (with whom he has trouble). Ray and Jane are very much in love and the relationship evolves and they decide to move in together Jane puts in her notice, he goes to tell his girlfriend it is over, but doesnt tell her about the new woman in his life. Ray starts to get distant while Jane is packing to move over, and over dinner he breaks it of, leaving Jane in tears.
The next morning in the office Jane takes her revenge by announcing to move in with Eddy. She learns to deal with the many women in Eddys life, they bond over scotch and old Chinese food. She reads an article about the old cow syndrome and starts researching for her theory of men . Liz works at a magazine for men and needs a columnist and persuades Jane to write a column about her theory, under a pen name Dr Marie Charles.
The column that deals with the insecurity and dishonesty of men is a big hit, everybody wants to meet Dr Charles, so does Dianne. At a Christmas party Ray tells her he misses her and asks her out for new years eve, but he doesn’t show. When Jane shows up at a party looking for Eddy at midnight she cant find him and she leaves in tears Eddy tries to go after her but cant find her, and disappointed sits on the outside steps.
Someone Like You (2001)
Directed by: Tony Goldwyn
Starring: Ashley Judd, Greg Kinnear, Hugh Jackman, Marisa Tomei, Ellen Barkin, Laura Regan, Catherine Dent, Sue Jin Song, Nicolle Rochelle, Donna Hanover
Screenplay by: Laura Zigman, Elizabeth Chandler
Production Design by: Dan Leigh
Cinematography by: Anthony B. Richmond
Film Editing by: Dana Congdon
Costume Design by: Michelle Matland
Set Decoration by: Christine Moosher
Art Direction by: Fredda Slavin
Music by: Rolfe Kent
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content including dialogue, and for some language.
Distributed by: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: March 30, 2001
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