"Someone Like You" has the fluffy generic title, cute story conceit, and gets to the heart of the matter. Ashley Judd's "Jane Goodall" (not the one with the monkeys) invents a pseudonym advice columnist whose story is that men are like male cows: all male cows will eventually leave the "old" cow for a young cow. It's all by design-- the world according to Jane. What this REALLY is? Is that Jane was devastated in past relationships with men. As a talk show researcher, Jane creates and gives life to this cow story after another failed relationship with her executive producer, Ray (Gregg Kinnear). Ray is charming and has no integrity. This leaves Jane in a lurch. Duhh. Jane is forced become a roommate of Eddie (the talk show producer), who is a seemingly a self-amused ladies' man. Eddie (Hugh Jackman) gets that he is a dog-- so he is an enlightened dog. The movie gets to it. At one point in the movie Eddie says, "Jane, men don't leave women...Men leave you." End of story. Ashley Judd is beautiful and quirky. Hugh Jackman does the comedic romantic leading man with charisma and compassion. Jackman is a very talented actor. After coming off playing Logan in "X-Men", this is inspired work. A leading man is born.
Review of Someone Like You
