Wednesday 27 July 2016

Animal Attraction (2001) 7/10

Starring : Ashley Judd, Greg Kinnear, Hugh Jackman, Marisa Tomei, Ellen Barkin
Director : Tony Goldwyn
Running Time : 96 mins

Talk show producer Jane Goodale (Judd) thinks her life is pretty good until her boyfriend Ray (Kinnear) dumps her, so she decides to look into the behaviour of men and how they treat women, likening them to bulls due to their attraction to new cows. Under a fake identity, she begins publishing articles in the magazine her friend Liz (Tomei) works for, and soon becomes an overnight sensation.

This rom-com, also known as Someone Like You, was pretty standard for the time it was made and will no doubt appeal to those who loved this type of movie back then. Judd is pretty good in the lead, and Kinnear does a fine job as that betraying boyfriend. Plus it’s unusual to see Jackman back in his rom-com days when he only had one outing as Wolverine under his belt. But it’s probably Tomei and Barkin who are the most memorable in this, with Barkin playing the tough as nails boss who is also pretty vulnerable when it comes to her love life.

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