One of her coworkers, Eddie Alden (HUGH JACKMAN), seems to be the epitome of her theory as he appears to her as a carefree womanizer, who always moves on from one woman to the next after bedding them. Despite her theory, Jane is immediately smitten with and then falls for Ray Brown (GREG KINNEAR), the show's executive producer who's just arrived in town.
Although he has a girlfriend of three years, Ray and Jane soon become lovers and she couldn't be happier, a point that doesn't sit well with her cynical editor friend, Liz (MARISA TOMEI). Yet, just when things seem to be going so right and she's given up her apartment to move in with Ray, he dumps her, forcing Jane to rent a vacant room from Eddie.
As the two of them clash and bicker about how men and women view relationships, and she watches how her sister, Alice (CATHERINE DENT) and her husband, Stephen (PETER FRIEDMAN), get along, Jane eventually puts her theory into print, creating a national sensation. While doing so and trying to deal with her feelings toward Ray, she doesn't realize that the best thing for her could be right under her nose.
Some involve a man known for being a womanizer and we hear about his behavior or see various women in his place (in one instance his bare rear end is seen). The others involve the protagonist who comes up with a theory about why most men don't remain monogamous (that includes talking about the mating habits of cows), but then perpetuates that belief by having an affair with her boss who already has a long-term girlfriend (in one scene she literally dusts off her diaphragm and some such scenes include some sexually related sounds and partial nudity). Thus, the two of them have bad attitudes in that regard.
Beyond that, various characters drink and smoke and a minor part of the story deals with the protagonist's sister having a miscarriage. The rest of the film's remaining categories have little or nothing in the way of other major objectionable content. Nevertheless, if you're still concerned about the film's appropriateness for yourself or anyone in your home, we suggest that you more closely examine our detailed content listings.
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(2001) (Ashley Judd, Hugh Jackman) (PG-13)
Alcohol/
DrugsBlood/Gore
Disrespectful/
Bad AttitudeFrightening/
Tense ScenesGuns/
Weapons
Moderate
None
Heavy
None
None
Imitative
BehaviorJump
ScenesMusic
(Scary/Tense)Music
(Inappropriate)Profanity
Minor
None
None
None
Heavy
Sex/
NuditySmoking
Tense Family
ScenesTopics To
Talk AboutViolence
Heavy
Moderate
Minor
Mild
Minor
CAST, CREW, & TECHNICAL INFO
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Reviewed March 14, 2001 / Posted March 30, 2001
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