Something's Gotta Give

Pros: Funny and entertaining. Jack and Diane.
Cons: Few slow scenes. Ending dragged on a bit long. Harry was a jerk at times.

I have seen several movies with Jack Nicholson over the years. I have enjoyed most of his performances, but I’m not really a fan of his. I didn’t care for some of his movies. I thought that As Good As It Gets was over rated. I do ...

Pros: Great performances from Keaton and Nicholson
Cons: Predictable (but in a good way), Keanu the wooden boy

Jack Nicholson has been living in the public eye for well over thirty years. As one of Hollywood’s more celebrated bad boy bachelors, he’s attained not only a sterling reputation as an actor but also a slightly more tarnished one as a man who dates ...

Pros: Fun filled, well acted, great scenery, thought provoking
Cons: none

In honor of Valentines Day and my upcoming Wedding Anniversary I wanted to write a special review about my newest favorite movie. A romantic comedy with a lot to say about life and the passage of time, in a comedic way of course! Something’s ...

Pros: A different style of romantic comedy, much of it works...
Cons: ... but not all of it...

Something’s Gotta Give is a somewhat unusual romantic comedy in that the couple involves are rather older than usual. Starring Jack Nickolson and Diane Keaton, this is a movie that shows you don’t lose your ability to fall in love just ...

Pros: Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton, Lots of laughs, romantic/comedy
Cons: Might be a little long for some.

My sweet hubby took me to dinner and then to the movies tonight, for my birthday. We've both been anxiously waiting the opening of Something's Gotta Give and it was definitely the right movie for this aging old lady. Jack Nicholson ...

Pros: Keaton is amazing, Nicholson is ecstatifying. Awesome script and execution.
Cons: Nice to see Keanu Reeves back on Earth, but his side-story is not necessary.

Can we get spoiler warnings on the trailers already? Holy mother of Mary. Anyways, Something's Gotta Give was a fairly predictable tour of the classic love story, with triangles, heart problems, seashells and age differences up the wazoo. What ...

Pros: Jack + Diane, Frances McDormand, clever, topical, intelligent
Cons: predictable, script not quite as sharp as it could have been, length

The roller coaster of love doesn’t have an age limit. And even if you’ve been on it a dozen times before, the ride still both exhilarates you and makes you feel like you’ve been kicked in the stomach. Erica Barry (Diane Keaton) thinks ...

Pros: Nicholson, Keaton, McDormand
Cons: goes on too long for the type of film that it is.

Great actors can elevate decent movies. They can take a rather obvious (and much too long) romantic comedy and imbue it with more laughter than it deserves and more grace than its sometimes clunky script should allow it. Luckily then, for Nancy Myers' ...

Pros: Nicholson and Keaton, funny and sweet
Cons: Reeves

I have learned that my experience of watching a movie can be completely different depending on my company when I watch it. Such was the case with Something’s Gotta Give. I watched it first with my mom at the dollar theater while we waited for ...

Pros: Excellent script and cast
Cons: End tapers off a little

I’ve gone through a variety of traditions on New Year’s Day over the years. The first that I can remember was doing a good, invigorating hike in the woods, packing a Thermos of hot chocolate. If the weather was acceptable, the hike was something to look ...

Pros: The cast is good; hell, even Keanu is passable.
Cons: Direction, writing, characters, etc.

There doesn’t seem to be a place for the over-50 crowd in Hollywood anymore. Despite the fact that a great deal of directors, producers and movie stars have reached this age, they seem to remain in denial. Whereas the 70’s and 80’s had its share of ...

Pros: Keaton is superb! Peet is beautiful!
Cons: Writing and dialogue could have been better. Casual sex, sometimes fairly explicit.

"Something's Gotta Give" was written and directed by Nancy Meyers, who has shown a flair for feminist-oriented comedy in “Baby Boom,” “Private Benjamin,” and “What Women Want.” It is a romantic comedy, and begins with beautiful, ...

Pros: intelligent, funny, good performances
Cons: predictable, a little too long

Nancy Meyers' "Something's Gotta Give" is a delightfully eccentric romantic comedy but a little too long-winded as by the obligatory "Six Months Later" frame, "Something's Gotta Give" still has a lotta steam left. Jack Nicholson plays Harry Langer, a ...

Pros: Great script, and a great cast
Cons: too long

After being pleased with Jack Nicholson's performance in "Anger Management," I agreed to go see "Something's Gotta Give" with the girlfriend. Diane Keaton is usually pleasant in the least and great in many cases, so the decision was made to give ...

Pros: Great chemistry with the winning leads; a few funny scenes
Cons: A long slog at two hours

Writer-director Nancy Meyers' credit on Something's Gotta Give is definitely a typo. The credit should read, "Overwritten and underdirected by Nancy Meyers." The movie centers around...well, you can't call it a love triangle--maybe a love ...