Angelina Jolie,
Edward Burns,
Tony Shalhoub,
Christian Kane,
Stockard Channing
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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 Op... read more
Directed by: Stephen Herek
Release Date: April 26, 2002
Keywords:
romantic comedy,
angelina jolie,
edward burns,
tony shalhoub,
Angelina Jolie ,
Edward Burns ,
Tony Shalhoub ,
Lanie Kerrigan
DVD Release Date: October 15, 2002
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March 12, 2007Angelina is told she's going to die by a tramp and so sets about learning what's "important" in life by shagging a flat, characterless bloke who uses his young estranged son to get in her pants, and making Stockard Channing cry on national TV. I feel positively enlightened. The o... read more
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March 11, 2007As a huge fan of Angelina, I read about this movie and I thought "What the hell? Oh, I bet this is gonna be lame... nice title." but after a while I started wanting to see it more and more until on opening night I HAD to go. And I have to say the movie wasn't awful.. and it wasn'... read more
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November 20, 2006Y.A.W.N. The alternate title for this was a good movie or nothing like it.
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January 29, 2011Before any thing I want to say that Angelina Jolie with white-blonde hair in an homage-to-Marilyn style is just so, so wrong.
'Life or something like it'
I really enjoyed this film. While it wasn't the greatest, it most certainly wasn't the worst. A few particularly hysterical ... read more -
April 10, 2010It's hard not to like movies with Angelina Jolie, even this one where she is Lanie Kerrigan (Angelina Jolie), a reporter for a Seattle television station... but I wasn't impressed...
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August 17, 2010Lanie Kerrigan (Angelina Jolie) is a stuck up news reporter who is being considered for a posh job in New York, but first she must prove herself in the field by working with Pete, an experienced cameraman (Edward Burns) whom she supposedly hates. One day, she interviews a strange... read more
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June 12, 2009I never quite felt Intigued by this story, and after 32 minutes, I understood why.
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November 29, 2011fb100000185301014It's too cliche, predictable. Angelina Jolie Played the character well, but the story fell apart, at times confusing. Disappointing twist at the end
Critic Reviews
July 20, 2002
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
May 2, 2002
Rex Reed, New York Observer
Formulaic, delusional and about as accurate a depiction of life in television news (or something like it) as a Pillsbury bake-off. Full Review
April 30, 2002
Mark Holcomb, Village Voice
Cloaks a familiar anti-feminist equation (career - kids = misery) in tiresome romantic-comedy duds. Full Review
April 26, 2002
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Lanie, who suggests a blow-dried human Q-tip, is so jarring on the eyes, it's difficult to concentrate on the story.
April 26, 2002
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
Oh, please. Stop and smell the manure.
April 26, 2002
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
Explain to me why the big studios keep making romantic comedies which are so lacking in romance and comedy. Full Review
April 26, 2002
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
A worthy woman's film and Jolie's best showcase to date. Full Review
April 26, 2002
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
The big question in Life or Something Like It isn't 'Will Lanie live?' or even 'Can Lanie change?' but 'Am I ever going to give a fig?' Full Review
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