Film Screening 19th May, 2004

Poster for Something's Gotta Give

Something's Gotta Give 

8:00 PM, 19th May, 2004

  • PG
  • 128 mins
  • 2003
  • Nancy Meyers
  • Nancy Meyers
  • Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton, Frances McDormand, Keanu Reeves , Amanda Peet

Something's Gotta Give is an intelligent romantic comedy. This film has hilarity, but also some essential seriousness: two people in the autumn of life find love. Nicholson plays Harry Langer, a self-made man and a bachelor at 63 who exclusively dates women under 30. His latest catch is Marin Berry (Peet), who invites Harry to her family's beach house for a romantic weekend. Once there, he accidentally runs into Marin's mom, Erica (Keaton), a successful and sexy but uptight playwright. Unfortunately, just as Harry is about to consummate his relationship with Marin, he suffers a heart attack. Harry is whisked to the nearest hospital, where single doctor Julian (Reeves) enters the scene. Harry then has to stay with Erica until he recovers and from here the story blooms. This is a very charming movie. There are moments when the acting and script are so right, you almost forget they're acting and there are predetermined words. Nicholson is at his best and Keaton is also superb. It is the matching of these two classic actors that makes this film a winner.

Steven Cain