Review of Something's Gotta Give (2003) by Rameshwar N — 13 Jun 2011

Jack Nicholson is in auto pilot with his melodramatic histrionics. Diane Keaton is the show Saviour pulling all her experience with this genre.

This review of Something's Gotta Give (2003) was written by Rameshwar N on 13 Jun 2011.

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