A Lot Like Love (2005)

Director:

Nigel Cole

Writer (WGA):

Colin Patrick Lynch (written by)

Release Date:

22 April 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

There's nothing better than a great romance... to ruin a perfectly good friendship.

Plot:

On a flight from Los Angeles to New York, Oliver and Emily make a connection, only to decide that they are poorly suited to be together...

Plot Keywords:

Love | Apartment | Nudity | Boxer Shorts | Male Nudity

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Amanda Peet	...	Emily Friehl
Ashton Kutcher	...	Oliver Martin
Taryn Manning	...	Ellen Martin
Aimee Garcia	...	Nicole
Lee Garlington	...	Stewardess
Birdie M. Hale	...	Old Woman
Tyrone Giordano	...	Graham Martin (as Ty Giordano)
Melissa van der Schyff	...	Carol Martin
Theresa Spruill	...	Street Vendor
James Read	...	Brent Friehl
Molly Cheek	...	Christine
Sarah Ann Morris	...	Bartender
Gabriel Mann	...	Peter
Kathryn Hahn	...	Michelle
Ali Larter	...	Gina

Also Known As:

So was wie Liebe (Austria) (Germany) [de]
7 ans de séduction (France) [fr]
Ask gibi bir sey (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
De Repente é Amor (Brazil) [pt]
El amor es lo que tiene (Spain) [es]
Justnagu armastus (Estonia) [et]
Muy parecido al amor (Argentina) [es]
Sballati d'amore (Italy) [it]
Shedon erotas (Greece) [el]
Un amour comme ça (Canada: French title) [fr]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, nudity and language.

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | American Sign Language

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

UK:12 (video rating) (2005) | UK:12A (original rating) | Taiwan:R-12 | Malaysia:U | USA:PG-13 (certificate #41296) | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (British Columbia/Ontario) | Czech Republic:U | Germany:o.Al. | Iceland:L | Ireland:12A | Netherlands:12 | Singapore:PG | New Zealand:M | Finland:K-7 | Sweden:Btl | Brazil:12 | France:U

Filming Locations:

Antelope Valley, California, USA

Company:

Mile High Productions

Trivia:

Actress Birdie M. Hale, who was more than 90 years old during production of "A Lot Like Love" (2005), played the role of an old woman with a singular line ("Would you like to sit next to your girlfriend?") on a New York subway train early in the film. She had a very similar role as an elderly passenger on a New York subway train - also encouraging the two protagonists to get together - at the end of Coming to America (1988).

Goofs:

Continuity: When Oliver and Emily start fooling around on the hood of the car while they are parked in the desert, Emily is wearing sneakers. When they fall off the car, she is barefoot.

Quotes:

Graham Martin: Oliver, this is your life. You can't wait for it to just to get you up on your feet.

Movie Connections:

References "Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990)

Soundtrack:

Cut Chemist Suite

Wished it was better.

I had anticipated this movie as my generation's "When Harry Met Sally", as that is one of my favorite movies and "A Lot Like Love" seemed to be it! I do like Ashton Kutcher, especially when paired with above average actresses like Amanda Peet.

The movie wasn't horrible, it was cute, had a few heartfelt themes, wonderful chemistry, good performances and a story that should have promised two characters that you would never forget. Unfortunately, the plot didn't hold up, and in all, if the script had been better, all of these things could have been accomplished. It doesn't let you become as close to the characters as you'd like, no depth is depicted, and all though a few cutting edge dialogue scenes, it fails big time in the sharp conversational aspects that "When Harry Met Sally" thrives on.

It was disappointing, underwhelming, but if you feel you can relate to the characters, see it for a relaxing, think-free trip to the theater, as I did enjoy Ashton, perhaps out of my own bias, but he did what he could with the material and will make you fall in love with him.