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The Weather Man (2005)

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(51%)

Starring:	Nicolas Cage \| Michael Caine \| Hope Davis \| Nicholas Hoult \| Michael Rispoli \| Gil Bellows \| James Levine
Director:	Gore Verbinski, Phedon Papamichael
Studio:	MOMENTUM PICTURES
Run time:	98 mins
Genres:	Comedy \| Drama
Languages:	English
Released:	July 10, 2006

David Spritz (Cage) is a successful Chicago weatherman who for reasons beyond his understanding, frequently gets fast-food thrown at him on the street. Could the reason for this be that David's job, though lucrative, requires little exertion, allowing him to occupy what even he admits is a relatively easy existence? Living in the shadow of his father's greatness, and in the wake of a recent marital separation, David messily struggles to impress his father, reconnect to his estranged wife (Hope Davis), and save his troubled kids (Gemmenne de la Pena, Nicholas Hoult), all while trying to land a coveted job in New York.

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96 out of 117 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 5 stars
A very human film

A Customer from Tower Hill, London, 9th March, 2006

I didn't have high expectations about this film and thought it would be an ordinary Hollywood movie with a big name cast. However it turned out to be a very touching and human film, quite unusual, too, featuring great performances by both Cage and (especially) Michael Caine. It is both funny and sad at times and anyone having gone through any sort of identity, job or marrital and family problems, would appreciate the pain and humour in this film. That is to say, it probably has universal appeal to anyone who is a parent and has a job!!! The cinema advertised it as a comedy, but it isn't one, not in the classic sense of the word, and despite its many funny moments, humour is always bitter-sweet. Well worth renting, not only because of its humanity and ultimate optimistic ending, but just to see Michael Caine in a really touching performance. I am not into this type of film as a rule but really loved this and I wrote this review hoping it would induce other people to give it a go, even if they thought it wouldn't be their style!

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19 out of 23 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 2 stars
Get to the point!

A Customer from Eastbourne, England, 4th July, 2006

Considering the cast of Nicolas Cage and Michael Caine, I was expecting something with a decent script. However, the pace was very slow and I found it difficult to identify with any of the characters. I also found it hard to believe that Nicolas Cage's character could be good enough at his job to be up for a promotion when he didn't seem to care about anything, and neither did anyone else. His father was ill, his daughter fat and his son a delinquent, but no one seemed that bothered. And the moments that should have been funny, or at least wry or ironic, were just cringe making. Generally, I thought it was a waste of a good cast.

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15 out of 21 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 1 stars
YYYYYYYaaaaaaawwwwwnnnnnn!!!!!!

A Customer from Eastbourne, England., 14th July, 2006

What a disappointment Mr Cage and Mr Caine were. I was hoping from the previews that this film would be offering so much more. I was nearly asleep from boredom.The moral of the story was apparent but any chance we might get some entertainment form this movie, anyone??? No? I guess not.A comedy? questionable indeed. The funniest scene was when Nic's part had a wendy's shake thrown at him, not even slapstick! C'mon Hollywood. What are you doing??!!! My Conclusion: - Painful to watch, don't even bother putting yourself thru such torture!! LOL!

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