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title: "Something's Gotta Give (2003) review"
description: "The only thing crazier than opening your film with Butterfly by Crazy Town is leaving Keanu Reeves for Jack Nicholson."
url: https://www.joekarlsson.com/reviews/somethings-gotta-give/
---

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# Something's Gotta Give (2003)

Nov 15, 2025 | Rated 4 out of 5 | Dir. Nancy Meyers

The only thing crazier than opening your film with Butterfly by Crazy Town is leaving Keanu Reeves for Jack Nicholson.

Also, I really want to live in any house ever imagined by Nancy Meyers.

Also on [Letterboxd](https://letterboxd.com/joekarlsson/film/somethings-gotta-give/)

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