My Rating:
6 The Crowds Rating:NA
Movie:Life or Something Like It
Genre:Romance, Comedy and Drama 1 hr. 44 min
Rated:PG-13 for sexual content, brief violence and language.
Starring:Angelina Jolie, Edward Burns, Tony Shalhoub, Christian
Kane, Stockard Channing
Directed by:Stephen Herek
Produced by:Arnon Milchan, John Davis, Chi-Li Wong, Toby Jaffe,
Ken Atchity
Written by:John Scott Shepherd, Dana Stevens
Distributor:20th Century Fox
Release
Date:April 26, 2002
A reporter has to decide what is important in her life when
she is told that she only has one week to live.
Type A personality Lanie Kerrigan played by Angelina Jolie
has the perfect life. Her life is a strict routine that has
every single item scheduled. The fiance to a baseball star,
and a star reporter at a local network, she has everything
going for her. Or does she? When she asks a street prophet
(Tony Shalhoub) about a job that she is trying to get he foresees
her impeding death. Like the pharoah in the bible she hardens
her heart to every prophecy that he makes, until they start
to come true. When she starts to believe that her death is
emminent she takes down a lot of defenses that she has built
up, and suddenly tries to focus on what is important to her
life. Angelina Jolie does an admirable job as a reporter,
but with such a thin story line she can't do much to help
the film.
The animosity
between her and the camera man (Edward Burns) is as see through
as reynolds wrap, but their struggle to understand each other
is the best part of the film. Mending fences with family and
enjoying some of the things that she has not been able to
enjoy (such as ice cream) are partaken of. Will Lanie die
on the appointed day or will she find a way to change her
prophecy.
The question should be will we really care by the end of the
fim what happens to her? The answer is a resounding yes. This
is not one of those deep thought provoking films, but a film
that takes you along on an enjoyable spring drive. No worries,
no earth shattering thought just good fun.
The Director of the film is Stephen Herek who has brought
us such films as Mr. Holland's Opus to Rock Star to 101 Dalmations.
Quite a repertoire of films under his belt. Surprising that
he couldn't bring more out of an ok movie.
Review
Guy Online
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