Dec 17, 2003 14:38
Something's Gotta Give is a romantic comedy written and directed by Nancy Meyers, who also did What Women Want. Jack Nicholson plays a man who has dated young women all his life and doesn't know what to make of Diane Keaton, whom he meets while spending the weekend with her daughter. Before Keaton knows it, she's having to choose between Nicholson and Keanu Reeves. This is a refreshing plot development for a movie these days, when usually any woman Keaton's age would be limited to helping her daughter sort out her love life, not having one of her own. Although Nicholson is great, the best scenes belong to Keaton and Frances McDormand, who plays her sister. They're incredibly great together. I gave Something's Gotta Give eight out of ten.