Life or Something Like It (2002) (original) (raw)
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Original title
Life or Something Like It
Year
2002
Running time
104 min.
Country
United States
Director
Screenwriter
Cast
Music
Cinematography
Producer
Genre
Romance. Comedy | Comedy-Drama. Romantic Comedy. Television
Synopsis
Television news reporter Lanie Kerrigan (Anglina Jolie) thinks her life is perfect - - perfect job, perfect apartment, perfect wardrobe, perfect boyfriend. But her "perfect" world starts unravelling after a homeless street seer (Tony Shalhoub) tells Lanie that she leads a meaningless existence, and will die the following week. When the savant's other predictions come true, Lanie begins to re-examine her life and priorities, all in a whirlwind one-week period. As if things weren't crazy enough for Lanie, romantic sparks fly as she reluctantly teams with a cameraman (Edward Burns) with whom she has long been at odds.
Awards
2002: Nominated for Razzie Awards: Worst Actress (Angelina Jolie)
Critics' reviews
- "It's dispiriting to see Jolie wasting herself (and a good supporting cast) on a story that requires little more than an average pretty actress who can wear clothes well"
- "Affable, but, as something with more ambition, it disappoints. Herek has once again found the feel-good path to mediocrity."
- "A deeply metaphysical film by contempo Hollywood standards, this middlebrow trifle may engage the emotions of a certain tier of young professional women"
- "Partly a schmaltzy, by-the-numbers romantic comedy, partly a shallow rumination on the emptiness of success -- and entirely soulless"
- "The relentless upbeatness of Life or Something Like It wrecks the possibility of either real laughter or genuine pathos."
- "It's difficult to concentrate on the story. Not that there's much to concentrate on anyway."
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