Jane Goodale has everything going for her. She's a producer on a popular daytime talk show, and is in a hot romance with the show's dashing executive producer Ray. But when the relationship goes terribly awry, Jane begins an extensive study of the male animal, including her womanizing roommate Eddie. Jane puts her studies and romantic misadventure to use as a pseudonymous sex columnist -- and becomes a sensation.
Acting
Jackman's smug charm nearly saves the entire film.
Costume
Ashley Judd's tank tops deserve their own IMDb credit.
Writing
The pseudonymous columnist premise is genuinely fun before it collapses.
Director
Tony Goldwyn
Ashley Judd
Jane Goodale
Greg Kinnear
Ray Brown
Hugh Jackman
Eddie Alden
Marisa Tomei
Liz
Ellen Barkin
Diane Roberts
Catherine Dent
Alice, Jane's Sister
Laura Regan
Evelyn
Peter Friedman
Stephen, Alice's Husband
Mireille Enos
Yoga Instructor #1
Colleen Camp
Realtor
Sue Jin Song
Female Scientist
Donna Hanover
Mary Lou Corkle
Veronica Webb
Veronica Webb
Krysten Ritter
Model
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Hugh Jackman's first major romantic lead between X-Men films, proving studios had no idea what to do with him.
The film's 'New Cow Theory' pseudoscience was ripped straight from a real Scientific American article about sexual behavior in cattle—because 2001 was wild.
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