Herek's direction is matter-of-fact and sometimes awkward.
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04/26/02
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Life or Something Like It (2002)
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Reviews Counted:118
Fresh:32
Rotten:86
Average Rating:4.5/10
Consensus: 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.
Theatrical Release:Apr 26, 2002 Wide
Box Office: $14,400,987
Synopsis: Lanie Kerrigan (Angelina Jolie), an ambitious TV anchorwoman, is adorned in a perfect wardrobe enhanced by her trademark Marilyn Monroe-inspired blonde bouffant hairdo. She is also engaged to a... [More]
Starring: Angelina Jolie, Edward Burns, Tony Shalhoub, Christian Kane
Director: Stephen Herek
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Reviews for Life or Something Like It
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04/26/02
The script lurches from banal formula ... to vacuous, cringe-worthy contrivance.
04/26/02
Top CriticAn uneasy mix of four-hankie tearjerker and surreal romantic comedy.
04/25/02
It manages to squeeze by on Angelina Jolie's surprising flair for self-deprecating comedy.
04/25/02
A film neither bitter nor sweet, neither romantic nor comedic, neither warm nor fuzzy.
04/25/02
An adroit crowd-pleaser, and Jolie and Burns exude charisma and the right chemistry.
04/25/02
Top Critic...there is enough originality in 'Life' to distance it from the pack of paint-by-number romantic comedies that so often end up on cinema screens.
04/25/02
A pleasant piece of escapist entertainment.
04/25/02
Top CriticShepherd's script ... after going gooey, goes goofy.
04/25/02
Top CriticThe movie has no suspense, no sense of how Jolie's destiny affects her and absolutely no connection to life or anything like it.
04/25/02
The script by John Scott Shepherd and Dana Stevens weds every cliche of the careerist cautionary tale with the predictable beats of the romantic comedy.
04/25/02
Top CriticAn unwise amalgam of Broadcast News and Vibes.
04/25/02
Jolie displays a here-to-fore untapped comic ability.
04/25/02
What's so striking about Jolie's performance is that she never lets her character become a caricature -- not even with that radioactive hair.
04/25/02
It has the fizzy good spirits of a flavored bottle of seltzer water, if not champagne.
04/25/02
There's little potential for surprise or much creativity within this old formula.
04/25/02
Jolie gives it that extra little something that makes it worth checking out at theaters, especially if you're in the mood for something more comfortable than challenging.
04/25/02
Top CriticAngelina Jolie gives a mixed-bagged performance. Sometimes she is annoying, affected and just plain selfish...other times she endearing and funny
04/25/02
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