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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12/08/02
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.
Runtime: 1 hr 55 mins
Genre: Dramas
US 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
Reviews for Life or Something Like It
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06/30/02
Top CriticTo enjoy this movie's sharp dialogue and delightful performance by Jolie and Burns, you have to gloss over the no sense ending.
04/24/02
What we have is a character faced with the possibility that her life is meaningless, vapid and devoid of substance, in a movie that is definitely meaningless, vapid and devoid of substance.
04/26/02
The disjointed mess flows as naturally as Jolie's hideous yellow 'do.
04/26/02
Sincere energy gives this soul-searcher something magic to find - if even along the beaten path.
01/27/02
It manages to squeeze by on Angelina Jolie's surprising flair for self-deprecating comedy.
04/25/02
It appears as if even the filmmakers didn't know what kind of movie they were making.
04/26/02
Life or Something Like It has its share of high points, but it misses too many opportunities.
04/23/02
But even with the two-wrongs-make-a-right chemistry between Jolie and Burns...this otherwise appealing picture loses its soul to Screenwriting For Dummies conformity.
04/23/02
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
Suffers from a decided lack of creative storytelling.
04/26/02
A really good premise is frittered away in middle-of-the-road blandness.
04/26/02
...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
An unwise amalgam of Broadcast News and Vibes.
04/25/02
Life is a crock -- or something like it.
04/26/02
Top CriticAngelina is appealing doing the girly girl thing.
04/25/02
Angelina Jolie gives a mixed-bagged performance. Sometimes she is annoying, affected and just plain selfish...other times she endearing and funny
04/25/02
A pleasant piece of escapist entertainment.
04/25/02
I wanted a great movie or something like that (and didn't quite get it). But if you're looking for a movie to watch on a rainy day when you want to skip work and stay home in bed with someone you love, it's not bad.
06/07/02
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