Someone Like You ... (2001)

Cast/Avec Ashley Judd (Jane Goodale) Greg Kinnear (Ray Brown) Hugh Jackman (Eddie Alden) Marisa Tomei (Liz) Ellen Barkin (Diane Roberts) Catherine Dent (Alice) Peter Friedman (Stephen) Laura Regan (Evelyn)

Cast adrift, Jane accepts a roommate offer from her womanizing colleague Eddie, who's been nursing his own heartbreak with lots of casual sex. You can see where this is going, and actor-director Tony Goldwyn doesn't offer any surprises. But Goldwyn is alert to the comedy of human foibles, and the movie peaks when Jane's defenses are down and Judd's appeal shines at full intensity. At her best, Judd makes an average script better than it has a right to be, and while Kinnear perfects his smarmy routine, Jackman matches them both with star-making sincerity. Someone Like You won't win any awards for originality, but it's universal in its comedic sympathy for the brokenhearted.

Jane, assistante de Diane Roberts pour son talk-show télévisé, attend le grand amour, sans trop y croire. Romantique, elle est outrée par le comportement machiste de son collègue Eddie, insatiable séducteur. En revanche, elle est immédiatement séduite par Ray, le nouveau directeur artistique.