A Lot like Love
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| Directed by | Nigel Cole |
| Produced by | Armyan Bernstein Kevin J. Messick |
| Written by | Colin Patrick Lynch |
| Starring |
Ashton Kutcher Amanda Peet |
| Music by | Alex Wurman |
| Cinematography | John de Borman |
| Edited by | Susan Littenberg |
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| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures |
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Release date
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April 21, 2005 (Israel) April 22, 2005 |
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Running time
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107 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $30 million |
| Box office | $42.8 million |
| A Lot like Love (Music from the Motion Picture) | |
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| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Released | April 12, 2005 |
| Label | Columbia Records |
A Lot like Love is a 2005 romantic comedy-drama film directed by Nigel Cole and starring Ashton Kutcher and Amanda Peet. The screenplay by Colin Patrick Lynch focuses on two individuals whose relationship slowly evolves from lust to friendship to romance over the course of seven years. The film's tag line was: there's nothing better than a great romance to ruin a perfectly good friendship.
Constructed as a series of chapters that take place at a turning point in each character's life, the story moves from seven years in the past to three years to two and finally arrives in the present day. Emily Friehl (Amanda Peet) and Oliver Martin's (Ashton Kutcher) first encounter is on a flight from Los Angeles to New York City, during which they join the mile high club. He has hopes of becoming an Internet entrepreneur and, certain of his future success, gives her his mother's phone number and suggests she call him in six years to see if his prediction came true.
Three years later, facing the prospect of spending New Year's Eve alone, Emily finds Oliver's number and calls him, and the two meet for dinner. Thus starts a series of reunions with the passing of time, as each drifts in and out of relationships with others, Oliver and his business partner Jeeter start an on-line diaper service, and Emily becomes a successful photographer. Each time they meet, one appears to be settled and content while the other is struggling to make headway in both life and career. Eventually they come to the realization that each is exactly the person the other one needs for fulfillment.
The film was shot on location in New York City, Los Angeles, and Antelope Valley.
A soundtrack album for the film was released by Columbia Records on April 12, 2005.
A Lot like Love received mixed reviews from critics and currently holds a 41% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Manohla Dargis of The New York Times said the film "isn't half bad and every so often is pretty good, filled with real sentiment, worked-through performances and a story textured enough to sometimes feel a lot like life. If nothing else, A Lot Like Love is a pleasant reminder of a Hollywood time, seemingly long gone, when boy met girl in a midlevel romantic comedy without arty aspirations . . . or low-brow yucks."
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