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When scientists bring a bull and a cow together to mate, it usually
happens without a problem. If they bring the same bull and cow together
again, the bull will not touch the cow. This cow is now an “old
cow.” A bull will not mate with the same cow twice. Is this
the same way it is with humans? Do women suddenly turn into “old
cows” once a “new cow” shows up?
This is the exact question posed in 20th Century Fox’s new
movie, Someone Like You, starring Ashley Judd, Hugh Jackman, and
Greg Kinnear. Jilted lover Jane Goodale(Judd), fed up with her life,
finds her explanation in animal research. Thus, the New-Cow Theory
is born.
Yet, I am getting ahead of myself. Let’s start at the beginning.
Jane Goodale has found her “someone” in Ray (Kinnear),
the new executive producer for the talk show that they work for.
Ray and Jane enjoy a fabulous six weeks together, and Ray even asks
Jane to come live with him. After they pick out the “perfect”
apartment for their “perfect” romance and “perfect”
life, Ray gets cold feet and breaks off the relationship, leaving
Jane lonely and homeless, and thus proving the New-Cow Theory can
be applied to humans, in particular, Jane herself, as she has become
an “old cow” to Ray.
Desperate for a place to live, Jane moves in with her womanizing
coworker, Eddie (Jackman). While licking her emotional wounds, she
watches the parade of women marching through Eddie’s bedroom.
It is during this time that Jane researches her theory and even
writes an article for a magazine about it, which turns into an interesting
sub-plot.
Through the rules of the romantic comedy genre, Jane eventually
finds love once more - in the least expected person reaffirming
her faith in the male species as a whole.
This light comedy was incredibly enjoyable, especially for the hopeless
romantic that I am. There were little titles that popped up on the
screen for each change of events which provided a unique segue for
the following sequence, including “Vocalization of Emotions,”
meaning, “I Love You” for those of you who don’t
understand evasion. Even though this is overall, a “chick flick,”
the movie proves to be enjoyable for “cows” and “bulls”
alike.
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