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'A Lot Like Love': More funk than fluff
by Bob Townsend

A romantic comedy starring Ashton Kutcher and Amanda Peet, "A Lot Like Love" is one of those uncommon Hollywood movies that turns out to be better than expected. With less fluff and more funk than is usual for the genre, Kutcher and Peet make surprisingly appealing foils for each other. And as they both go beyond their usual goofball personas to delve into a bit of drama, they develop something approaching chemistry. Read the full review

TO SUM UP
On a flight from Los Angeles to New York, scruffy preppie Oliver and punk chick Emily make a connection, only to decide that they are poorly suited to be together. But in the next seven years they are reunited time and time again.

FILM FACTS ...

Touchstsone Pictures

'A Lot Like Love'

Director: Nigel Cole
Starring: Amanda Peet, Ashton Kutcher
Run time: 107 minutes
Release date: April 22, 2005
Rating: PG-13 for sexual content, nudity and language.
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READ THE REVIEW

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: B-
"Kutcher appears quietly self-possessed... Peet exudes sexy charm and vulnerability."

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The Palm Beach Post: C
"A zippier pace would have helped. Title cards tick off the time frame and soon it does feel like seven years pass by."

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The Palm Beach Post "Flick Chick"
"Ashton Kutcher finally connects as something more than a mildly amusing pretty boy — he comes off as a handsome man."