Product: Someone Like You [VHS] (2001)
Rating: 3.0
Stupid Women, Pointless Choices
Ashley Judd plays a self-absorbed, self-centered woman who can't see anything beyond her own pain. Apparently she can't even see that her "ideal" love is a cypher with no personality or defining characteristics. Greg Kinnear's character may well have been dynamic and romantically compelling, but the script certainly didn't let him show it. As a result, the audience has trouble identifying with Judd's character or even caring about her plight. There is nothing special about her predicament, which makes me wonder why I should spend time watching this movie. (Answer: I was on a long plane trip.)Even Jackman, who gets more screen time, doesn't really get to develop his character. The result is a less-than-compelling foray into the self-obsessed world of semi-glamorous single people.