DVD Movie Rating for: Life or Something Like It

Rating 1 out of 5 stars

Movie Plot of: Life or Something Like It

Destiny is what you make of it.

A reporter, Lanie Kerrigan (Jolie), interviews a psychic homeless man (Shalhoub) for a fluff piece about a football game's score. Instead, he tells her that her life has no meaning, and is going to end in just a few days, which sparks her to action, trying to change the pattern of her life...

DVD Production Details of: Life or Something Like It

Starring: Angelina Jolie, Edward Burns

Director: Stephen Herek

Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby

Studio: Fox Home Entertainme

DVD Release Date: May 20, 2003
DVD Features:
Director's Commentary by Stephen Herek

Full-screen and widescreen anamorphic formats

DVD Easter Eggs

None

Cast of the movie: Life or Something Like It

• Angelina Jolie .... Lanie Kerrigan
• Edward Burns .... Pete
• Tony Shalhoub .... Prophet Jack
• Christian Kane .... Cal Cooper
• James Gammon .... Pat, Lanie's Father
• Melissa Errico .... Andrea
• Stockard Channing .... Deborah Connors
• Lisa Thornhill .... Gwen
• Gregory Itzin .... Dennis (as Greg Itzin)
• Max Baker .... Vin
• Andromeda Dunker .... Mo
• Jesse James Rutherford .... Tommy, Pete's Son
• Veena Sood .... Doctor
• Eric Snellman .... George
• Theron Zahn .... Steve
• Paul Morgan Stetler .... Limo Driver
• David Dunard .... Striker Bob Washington
• Johnny 'Sugarbear' Willis .... Striker #1 (as Johnny 'Sugar Bear' Willis)
• Tanya Pettiford-Wates .... Striker #2 (as Tawnya Pettiford-Wates)
• Vince Flueck .... Club Kid (as Vincent Fluck)
• P.J. Prinsloo .... Another Club Kid
• Tony Doupe .... Man #1 in Sports Bar
• Jamie Moss .... Man #2 in Sports Bar
• Barry Michael Greene .... Maitre D'
• Pamela Martin .... KQMO Anchorwoman
• Jill Krop .... Strike News Anchor
• Johnathan Brownlee .... Morning Show Host
• Catherine Lough Haggquist .... Morning Show Hostess
• Amanda Tapping .... Carrie Maddox
• Dan Lewis .... Jake Manning
• Margo Myers .... Lori Ruben
• Christopher Shyer .... Mark Laughlin
• Steve Pool .... Weatherman Sam
• Michelle Esteban .... Hope Carmichael
• Sue Mathew .... Airline Attendant (as Suleka Mathew)
• Marika Anuik .... Lanie -- 10 Years Old
• Ashlyn Morgan Williams .... Lanie -- 5 Years Old
• Kasey Stevens .... Gwen -- 15 years old
• Sean Watson .... High School Teenager
• John C. Havens .... Plaza Doorman
• Shannon Powell .... Lanie's Mother
• Kristine Beuerleine .... Gwen's Daughter
• Scott Beuerleine .... Gwen's Son
• Bruce Dawson .... Gwen's Husband
• Blake Willett .... NYC Cop
• James Owen .... KQMO News Director
• George Catalano .... Control Room Tech
• Patrick McEnroe .... Rick
• Apollonia Vanova .... Stewardess
• Shawn Bordoff .... Frightened Flyer
• Angela Moore .... Airport Guard
• Dick Henley .... Plaza Bell Man
• Aleksandr Kalugin .... Russian Driver (as Alexander Kalugin)
• Rick Tae .... Fan
• Peter Kelamis .... AM USA Producer
• Berend McKenzie .... Makeup Guy
• Eileen Pedde .... Stage Manager
• Victoria Deschanel .... Woman at Cafe
• Henry O. Watson .... Man at Cafe
• Timothy Watters .... Bill Clinton (as Tim Watters)
• Brent Mendenhall .... George Bush
• Tracy Trueman .... Pete's Ex-Wife
• Jack Heptonstall .... Farmer Hubberd
• Lyle Campbell .... Man on Plane
• Riley Cantner .... Kid with Cold
• Ken Whelan .... Police Officer #2
• Michael Arthur .... Police Officer #3
• Peter Epstein .... New York Gunman
• Heidi Hoppenfeld .... Executive Assistant
• Gary Lindsay .... Reporter #1
• Natasha Smith .... Reporter #2
• John Sharify .... Reporter #3
• Tracy Vedder .... Reporter #4
• Mike James .... Reporter #5
• Jacob Davis .... Vince (uncredited)
• Brian Donahue .... Undercover Detective (uncredited)
• Laurie Murdoch .... Suit (uncredited)
• Julio Perez .... Reporter (uncredited)

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Life or Something Like It - Angelina Jolie (2002)

Reviews of the movie: Life or Something Like It

Angelina Jolie proves her box-office versatility in Life or Something Like It, a romantic comedy (Jolie's first) that succeeds on the strength of Jolie's appealing performance. As Seattle TV news reporter Lanie Kerrigan, Jolie craves celebrity (i.e., she's insecure and seeks approval), but her disapproving cameraman (Edward Burns) detects an admirable woman beneath Lanie's bleached-blond coif and pancake makeup. When a homeless street prophet (Tony Shalhoub) predicts that Lanie will soon be dead, she gradually juggles her priorities, connecting with Burns, appearing drunk on camera (a mistake that ultimately works in her favor), and finding new confidence in her professional and romantic potential. It's generic fluff, but director Stephen Herek (Rock Star, Mr. Holland's Opus) approaches the material with his reliably good-natured sincerity, and Jolie's bubbly charm mixes well with Burns's casual sensibility. And while Herek can't compare to George Cukor or Billy Wilder, he knows just how to handle the inevitable loopholes in the prophet's not-so-gloomy premonition

Angelina Jolie plays Lanie, a news reporter with her whole life laid before she. She has a nice job, a handsome jock for a boyfriend (Christian Kane), and it seems she just might get the job promotion of her dreams! No matter what anybody says, especially annoying cameraman Pete (Edward Burns), Lanie believes her life is perfect. Unfortunately, everything starts going haywire when she interviews a homeless calling himself 'Prophet Jack' (Tony Shalhoub). When Prophet Jack says that Lanie is going to die in a little less than a week, Lanie of course doesn't believe him. But when all of Jack's other 'future revelations' become true, Lanie begins to wonder if she really IS going to die!

*PLOT* - I must say that movie really had potential to become a great movie. It poses the question of 'what if you were going to die, what would you do'? Lanie's character in the movie starts to question her 'perfect life', including her relationship with her father, sister, and boyfriend. She starts to realize that she really hasn't lived her life to the fullest and begins to come out from her stiff ways. I thought that this part of the story was really interesting. Plus her relationship with Pete is so cute, though in the beginning they can't stand each other, you just KNOW that in the end they're going to fall in love. Unfortunately, some parts of Lanie and Pete's romance just doesn't seem to come together. Another bad point is that after maybe the first 30 minutes, the movie goes downhill after that. In the beginning my attention was kept on the screen and I was really interested to know what happens to Lanie. But as the story goes on, I came close to just not caring about the ending and just wanted the movie to finish. Plus the humor starts to diminish after maybe the first 30 minutes or so, making the movie feel dry.

*ACTING* - The acting is on the mediocre side, each actor and actress doing their part but not really giving the characters a chance to fully develop. In the beginning where Jolie and Burns have their bantering, I thought they delivered their lines very well.

*PG-13 RATING* - The movie is rated PG-13 for language and sexual content. I think that the romance between Jolie and Burns would have worked out better without any of the sexual content.

*OVERALL* - Overall, it's no wonder for me that the movie never really made it. Though it had the potential, the movie suffers from a stretched thin plot, not enough humor, and a bit of an unrealistic romance. I'd pass this movie on if I were you. But I can recommend this movie for die-hard Angelina Jolie fans since you'll get to see a lot of her. I give 2 stars for "Life or Something Like It" only because it had some potential and I thought the first part was funny and entertaining. Favorite line:

(Lanie and Pete talking to their boss)
Pete: Do you have another cameraman who can make her look like a natural blonde?
Lanie: My hair is my trademark. Just like the "I don't like to shower" look is your trademark.