Life or Something Like It (2002)
Average Rating: 4.5/10
Reviews Counted: 120
Fresh: 34 | Rotten: 86
Though Jolie is appealing, Life or Something Like It is too contrived and predictable to convincingly convey its message of stopping to smell the roses.
Average Rating: 4.4/10
Critic Reviews: 32
Fresh: 7 | Rotten: 25
Though Jolie is appealing, Life or Something Like It is too contrived and predictable to convincingly convey its message of stopping to smell the roses.
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An egotistical TV reporter learns to appreciate the good things in life thanks to an eccentric, homeless clairvoyant in this old-fashioned romantic comedy from director Stephen Herek (Mr. Holland's Opus). Seattle native Lanie Kerrigan (Angelina Jolie) has spent most of her adult existence trying to live down her gawky, geeky adolescence: She toils for hours at the gym to keep cellulite at bay; she's managed to snag an engagement to a star baseball player (Christian Kane); and through her chipper
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Angelina Jolie
Lanie Kerrigan -
Edward Burns
Pete Scanlon -
Tony Shalhoub
Prophet Jack -
Christian Kane
Cal Cooper -
Stockard Channing
Deborah Connors -
Melissa Errico
Andrea -
James Gammon
Lanie's Father -
Lisa Thornhill
Gwen -
Gregory Itzin
Dennis -
Max Baker
Vin -
Brent Mendenhall
George Bush
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All Critics (135) | Top Critics (36) | Fresh (34) | Rotten (87) | DVD (18)
Life, though funny and sometimes charming, doesn't give Lanie a believable context in which to stop and smell the roses.
Top CriticFormulaic, delusional and about as accurate a depiction of life in television news (or something like it) as a Pillsbury bake-off.
Cloaks a familiar anti-feminist equation (career - kids = misery) in tiresome romantic-comedy duds.
[A] fun romp...
Lanie, who suggests a blow-dried human Q-tip, is so jarring on the eyes, it's difficult to concentrate on the story.
Oh, please. Stop and smell the manure.
Old fashioned date movie for older teens.
...mostly just dull and forgettable.
...Clearly displays the workmanlike instincts of its creative team, instincts which neither inspire greatness nor fail altogether.
What begins as a somewhat predictable Hollywood romantic comedy, spirals into a tender, sweet love story and opens the door to life's deeper and more meaningful issues.
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