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“Something’s Gotta Give” – So this is what would have happened to Annie Hall. She would have turned into a divorced mother in her 50s with a celebrated career as a New York playwright, but the same girlish skittishness that was her trademark in the ’70s. Diane Keaton’s performance recalls her most famous film role, but with a warm radiance that comes with wisdom and maturity. She’s funny and charming opposite Jack Nicholson, who plays the playboy who’s dating her daughter (Amanda Peet). Even Keanu Reeves brings a spark as a flirtatious young Hamptons doctor. But writer-director Nancy Meyers (“What Woman Want”) destroys all that good will by dragging the film out though needless obstacles, until it culminates with a finale that’s wildly cheesy-feel good even by Hollywood romantic comedy standards. Rated: PG-13 for sexual content, brief nudity, language. Rating: 2 1/2 out of 4 stars.

– Christy Lemire, AP Entertainment Writer



“Stuck on You” – As the Lionel Richie song of the same name suggests, this movie from the Farrelly brothers has a feeling down deep in its soul that it just can’t lose. That feeling is sentimentality, which is not necessarily a bad thing – but not what fans have come to expect from the makers of crude comedies like “There’s Something About Mary” and “Dumb & Dumber.” Matt Damon and Greg Kinnear star as conjoined twins connected at the hip. It might have been easier to craft a bitter comedy about conjoined twins who really hate each other and fight all the time, but the Farrellys – Bobby and Peter – go for the heart instead, possibly sacrificing some jokes along the way. But Damon and Kinnear add goofy realism to these unlikely characters, and look for fun supporting roles from Cher and Meryl Streep playing satiric versions of themselves. PG-13 for sexual humor and profanity. 105 mins. Three stars out of four.

– By Anthony Breznican, AP Entertainment Writer.

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