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Life or Something Like It

PG-13 Released Apr 26, 2002 1h 43m Comedy List
28% Tomatometer 121 Reviews 44% Audience Score 25,000+ Ratings
Lanie Kerrigan (Angelina Jolie), a feature reporter at a Seattle television station, leads the ultimate superficial life, even though she thinks she has it all, like a superstar boyfriend, a gorgeous apartment, and a shot at a big network assignment. Her perfect world starts unraveling after a homeless street seer tells Lanie that she leads a meaningless existence, and will die the following week. When the savant's other predictions come true, Lanie begins to re-examine her life and priorities. Read More Read Less

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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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Nell Minow Common Sense Media Old fashioned date movie for older teens. Rated: 4/5 Dec 25, 2010 Full Review Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com Watching the bleach blonde actress prance around the steep hills of Seattle in skintight pastel skirt suits wobbling atop sky-high stilettos is almost more than one should have to bare. Rated: 1/4 Jun 19, 2003 Full Review Genevieve Harrison Empire Magazine Rated: 1/5 Apr 23, 2003 Full Review Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed Pseudo-spiritual nonsense... Apr 29, 2009 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 1.5/5 Dec 6, 2005 Full Review Scott Nash Three Movie Buffs Rated: 3/4 Sep 30, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Matteo G It's nice to follow the movie until the end to know how is going to finish, but the good idea is a bit lost in the movie. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/13/24 Full Review anne d Although it is not gonna change anyone's life, is a good movie for a Saturday afternoon. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 06/05/24 Full Review Audience Member Better than it’s rated. Great message. Angelina was awesome! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/03/23 Full Review Sanja S It delivered on its promise and had a wonderful cast. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/30/23 Full Review wallysparks It was an okay movie. The premise of the movie was very intriguing and had a lot of potential. That is kind of where it ends for me though. Any actual plot and character was muzzled. You couldn't get a clear concise picture of who Lanie really was or how her childhood (which was brought up a few times in the movie, seemingly for nothing) actually had any significance in how she was as an adult. It was watchable I will give it that, and there were cute moments strewn in there. But I couldn't give it more than 3 stars Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/25/23 Full Review Michael T I see why this movie got so many negative reviews. It showed up the superficiality of just living life for the conventional rewards of public recognition, success (money), and having a famous or well placed spouse. All this is questioned and the characters look to find themselves in a deeper and more fulfilling sense. Angelina (in her prime) totally owned the screen throughout and she had good chemistry with Edward Burns in his supporting role. Yes, there are the usual rom-com cliches, but the performances of the leads overshadowed these shortcomings. I found the story enjoyable. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/06/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Lanie Kerrigan (Angelina Jolie), a feature reporter at a Seattle television station, leads the ultimate superficial life, even though she thinks she has it all, like a superstar boyfriend, a gorgeous apartment, and a shot at a big network assignment. Her perfect world starts unraveling after a homeless street seer tells Lanie that she leads a meaningless existence, and will die the following week. When the savant's other predictions come true, Lanie begins to re-examine her life and priorities.
Director
Stephen Herek
Producer
Arnon Milchan, John Davis, Chi-Li Wong, Toby Jaffe
Screenwriter
John Scott Shepherd, Dana Stevens, John Scott Shepherd
Distributor
Gemini Film [ru], 20th Century Fox de Argentina [ar], 20th Century Fox, Medusa Distribuzione
Production Co
New Regency Pictures, Monarchy Enterprises B.V., Regency Enterprises
Rating
PG-13 (Language|Brief Violence|Sexual Content)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 26, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$14.4M
Runtime
1h 43m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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