Synopsis
By day, Richard Haig is a successful and well-respected English professor at renowned Trinity College in Cambridge. By night, Richard indulges his own romantic fantasies with a steady stream of beautiful undergraduates. But Richard has grown tired of the game and is looking for something more meaningful and lasting. So when Kate, Richard’s tanned, athletic, 25-year-old American girlfriend tells him that she is pregnant, Richard is thrilled. He looks forward to having a family of his own, being a father his children could be proud of, not some sex-fueled bobcat. There is only one problem. Richard’s not in love with Kate. Richard is in love with Kate’s sister, Olivia. He had been in love with her ever since he first saw her.
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Cast
- Pierce BrosnanRichard Haig
- Jessica AlbaKate
- Salma Hayek PinaultOlivia
- Duncan JoinerJake
- Ben McKenzieBrian
- Malcolm McDowellGordon
- Merrin DungeyAngela
- Fred MelamedPiggott
- Ivan SergeiTim Prince
- Lombardo BoyarErnesto
Recommendations
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Los Angeles Times
A treadmill sex comedy, huffing and puffing in place until its time is up. - 30
The Hollywood Reporter
From laughs to smarts to a credible interest in rehabilitation, lovers of love would do better to go see "Trainwreck" again. - 30
New York Magazine (Vulture)
Look past its colorful, smooth surfaces and something corrosive emerges. And it’s not like the film isn’t aware of this. But it doesn’t really know what to do with it. - 25
The A.V. Club
Some Kind Of Beautiful has a fine cast, but they’re stuck doing shtick. - 20
Village Voice
Anti–romantic comedy Some Kind of Beautiful starts with a dialogue scene that baldly explains to viewers what kind of casually chauvinistic narrative it's not going to be. That promise is gracelessly and repeatedly broken thanks to neophyte screenwriter Matthew Newman's clichéd characterizations and helmer Tom Vaughan's incompetent direction. - 12
Slant Magazine
A hodgepodge of horny-old-man clichés writ large, staged as a gleeful affirmation of its male lead's ego and entitlement. - 10
The New York Times
One of the worst films to sport the label “romantic comedy.” - 0
Observer
Pierce Brosnan’s charm and finesse haven’t been put to good use since "The Matador." That was years ago. Some Kind of Beautiful doesn’t improve his luck at all.
