Genre: Romance, Drama, Comedy, Doctor, Love Triangle, Law
Plot: Harry Sanborn (Jack Nicholson) is a perennial playboy with a libido much younger than his years. During what was to have been a romantic weekend with his latest infatuation, Marin (Amanda Peet), at her mother's Hamptons beach house, Harry develops chest pains. He winds up being nursed by Marin's reluctant mother, Erica Barry (Diane Keaton) -- a successful, divorced New York playwright. In the process, Harry develops more heart pangs -- the romantic kind -- for Erica, an age appropriate woman whom he finds beguiling.However, some habits die hard. When Harry hesitates, his charming thirty-something doctor (Keanu Reeves) steps in and starts to pursue Erica. And Harry, who has always had the world on a string, finds his life
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 Something's Gotta Give may not be as good as it gets, but it's an intelligent, funny look at relationships with mostly sparkling dialogue and a great performance from Diane Keaton.  --Leigh Johnson (Hollywood.com)
Why must every character in American films who revels in sexual pleasure realize he's been leading an empty life? Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton do their best, but can't redeem this irritatingly moralistic romantic comedy.--Charles Taylor (Salon)
Boycott male-fantasy movies! Women, drop the double standard! Hey, who'd choose Jack over Keanu anyway? Readers take issue -- several issues -- with Charles Taylor's review of "Something's Gotta Give."--Christopher Farah (Salon)
Diane Keaton gives a wonderful and satisfying performance in "Something's Gotta Give." So does Jack Nicholson. But onscreen together, the two titans share little chemistry between them, resulting in a film that doesn’t have the romantic sparks it desiresor the laughs it deserves. C--Brian Orndorf (FilmJerk.com)
Jack Nicholson is acting his age again in the romantic comedy "Something's Gotta Give." But this time, he's doing it as Jack.--Ron Weiskind (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
This IS baby food, harmless mainstream bourgeois entertainment, but the actors are clearly having a good time and it’s contagious. Chances are you’ll have forgotten it by the time you leave the theater, but while it lasts “Something’s Gotta Give” is a pleasant night at the movies. --Kevin N. Laforest (Montreal Film Journal)
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| Cast |
Jack Nicholson
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Shining, As Good as It Gets |
 | Diane Keaton
The Godfather, The Godfather: Part II, The Godfather: Part III |
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The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions |
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 | Amanda Peet
Identity, The Whole Nine Yards, Changing Lanes |
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| Music By |
Hans Zimmer
Gladiator, Batman Begins, As Good as It Gets |
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| Nicholson the actor gives one of his most unguarded performances in "Something's Gotta Give,'' an intelligent romantic comedy from writer-director Nancy Meyers. --Mick LaSalle (San Francisco Chronicle)
Sharp, witty, and deep-down funny, "Something's Gotta Give" is one of the best adult romantic comedies of the year -- or the last few years, for that matter.--Paul Clinton (CNN Showbiz)
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