It is the story that tells about Willie Hattie Sanborn, a perpetual bachelor who has a series of strange events in his life and is the only person who returns to women under 30. In the end, Willie finds himself in love with a witty woman close to his age.
A comedy of manners (and mannerisms) with two of the most mannered movie stars of our time, Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson, acting all over the place until you surrender with the ecstasy of pure pleasure.
Style Weekly (Richmond, VA)
September 23, 2004
Nancy Meyers squanders the abundant talents at her disposal on a film whose look and vision seem to have been borrowed from commercials for cholesterol medications.
Ms. Keaton projects her wondrously warm personality, and the erstwhile Jake Gittes keeps us entertained with a sense of irony that keeps things from getting too sticky.
...an adult romantic comedy populated by pleasant people who say witty, charming things and have about them an air of unforced sophistication.
Denver Rocky Mountain News
December 12, 2003
In a rare -- if not entirely convincing -- bow to older audiences, Something's Gotta Give teams Nicholson with Diane Keaton in a romantic comedy that's funnier than it is trenchant.
Princeton Town Topics
April 22, 2007
Vintage Nicholson and Keaton, like fine wines, improve with age.