Sometimes you just need a good ole fashioned 2000s romcom to get you through the dreary days of January. You’ve already watchedThe Notebook?How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days?He’s Just Not That Into You? All watched? Okay. Well,Something’s Gotta Give, starringDiane KeatonandJack Nicholsonis now streaming on Prime Video. The pair’s later in life romance is full of dirty jokes and great one-liners from both Keaton and Nicholson. The logline for the movie is as follows:
“When perpetually single, aging music industry exec Harry Sanborn, and his latest trophy girlfriend, Marin, arrive at her mother’s beach house in the Hamptons, they find that her mother, playwright Erica Barry, also plans to stay for the weekend. Erica is scandalized by the relationship and Harry’s sexist ways. But when Harry has a heart attack while there, and the doctor prescribes bedrest, his only option is to stay at the Barry home. Left in the care of Erica and his doctor, a love triangle starts to take shape.”
What Else Has Diane Keaton Been In?
Diane Keaton has graced the romcom/family movie screensfor more than four decades. One of her earliest wasBaby Boom, where her character has to suddenly take custody of a baby when a relative dies. She also starred in bothFather of the Bridefilms, as Nina Banks, oppositeSteve Martin, Martin Short,andKimberly Williams-Paisley. One of her most iconic roles of course, is inThe First Wives ClubalongsideGoldie HawnandBette Midler. The trio play a group of friends who make a pack to get back at their ex-husbands for taking them for granted. In the 2000s and beyond, Keaton has played the matriarch of many families including inThe Family StoneandBecause I Said So.Two of her most recent movies,Book ClubandBook Club: The Next Chapter, include her once again in the role of a woman swept off her feet in a later in life romance. The movies star other icons of the genre,Candice Bergen, Jane Fonda,andMary Steenburgen.
Jack Nicholson has spent less time in the genre. Two of his most iconic roles are fromThe ShiningandA Few Good Men.Even if you’ve not seen those movies, you’ve heard him quoted. Nicholson is the actor behind both the lines “Heerrreee’s Johnny!” and “you’re able to’t handle the truth.” The first fromThe Shiningwhen he’s trying to break through a door with an ax and the second from the iconic courtroom scene inA Few Good Men.
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Something’s Gotta Give
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