Cast Ashley Judd as Jane Goodale, a television show producer who researches love and the problems men have with giving it Greg Kinnear as Ray Brown, Jane's ex-boyfriend and the show's executive producer Hugh Jackman as Eddie Alden, Jane's womanizing coworker and roommate Marisa Tomei as Liz, Jane's best friend Ellen Barkin as Diane Roberts, the star talent of Jane's show Catherine Dent as Alice, Jane's sister Peter Friedman as Stephen, Alice's husband Laura Regan as Evelyn Donna Hanover as Mary Lou Corkle Nicole Leach as Nia Colleen Camp as Realtor Julie Kavner as Furry Animal (voice) Sabine Singh as Girl in Bar Shuler Hensley as Hick Farmer Mireille Enos as Yoga Instructor #1 Veronica Webb as Herself Naomi Judd as Makeup Artist Hugh Downs as Himself (uncredited) Tony Goldwyn as Narrator on TV (uncredited) Chris Kerson as New Year's Eve Party Guest (uncredited) Krysten Ritter as Model (uncredited) Reception The film opened at No. 2 at the North American box office earning $10,010,600 in its opening weekend, behind Spy Kids. Overall the movie grossed over $38,689,940 worldwide. Critical response On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 42% based on reviews from 118 critics. The site's consensus was "A light and predictable, if somewhat shallow, romantic comedy that's easy to sit through because of the charming leads." On Metacritic it has a score of 32% based on reviews from 30 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade B on scale of A to F. Peter Travers of Rolling Stone gave the film a positive review, saying "Judd shines like gold dust" and Jackman is "funny and touching" and "His scenes with the dazzling Judd have a poignancy that soars above the chick-flick herd into the realm of sweet magic." Todd McCarthy of Variety called it "A romantic comedy as lamely generic as its title." References External links 2001 films 2001 romantic comedy films 20th Century Fox films American romantic comedy films Films about cattle Films based on American novels Films directed by Tony Goldwyn Films produced by Lynda Obst Films scored by Rolfe Kent 2000s English-language films 2000s American films