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Rognarock

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i think i was going to be a boring movie but is was different when i saw it was the best movie and man that man had that bad luck. the best movie

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Posted apr 14, 2008 10:42 am pt

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I'm rather shocked to have forgotten to review this film. Well written and worth watching kind of a hidden gem for Cage.

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Posted oct 12, 2007 12:51 pm pt

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When I rented this I watched it twice before I returned it. I adore this film, one of my faves from Nicholas Cage. It's a dark comedy about a weather man who is trying to connect with his family. Hilarious and quirky.

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Posted jun 21, 2007 2:57 am pt

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Very good. Nicholas Cage`s acting is pretty well and the story of the weatherman is not a fortunate one..

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Posted may 10, 2007 5:21 am pt

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This is one of those movies that alot of people will just hate because it doesn't conform to the rules of the movies that they're used to watching. The Weather Man has its own unique style. It's very dark, somewhat funny, and highly moving....
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This is one of those movies that alot of people will just hate because it doesn't conform to the rules of the movies that they're used to watching. The Weather Man has its own unique style. It's very dark, somewhat funny, and highly moving. However, it's not meant to be an average comedy that people are used to, though it's still funny. Nicolas Cage did an excellent job being the very depressed Dave Spritz. The music is subliminally sublime. The only major negative I can come up with is the slow and muddled story. If you can't stand films that aren't like every other film you've watched, don't watch this. Otherwise, this film is recommended.

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Posted feb 24, 2007 11:50 pm pt

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This is a very good movie with a good story but sometimes the story gets a little slow and dull Cage dose a good job in this moive

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Posted feb 19, 2007 2:15 pm pt

• [+] Chicago Sun-Times
  
  88
  This film has moments of uncommon observation and touching insight.

  by Roger Ebert | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Tribune
  
  88
  In The Weather Man, Nicolas Cage, a great oddball movie star who sometimes takes enormous risks, has a good, risky part again.

  by Michael Wilmington | Read Full Review »
• [+] LA Weekly
  
  80
  The Weather Man begs to be taken seriously and can't easily be dismissed; it kicks around in your mind for a good long while after you've seen it. Cage, who does his finest work since "Leaving Las Vegas," has stripped himself bare of the patented tics and mannerisms he honed in one Jerry Bruckheimer movie too many.

  by Scott Foundas | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Reader
  
  80
  Written by Steve Conrad, this is the smartest script director Gore Verbinski has ever had, and he makes the most of it, aided by a strong cast.

  by J.R. Jones | Read Full Review »
• [+] Seattle Post-Intelligencer
  
  75
  Cage trots out all of this character's flaws in a form so raw and true you can't help but cringe in your seat as he careens from one self-inflicted interpersonal failure to another.

  by Winda Benedetti | Read Full Review »
• [+] San Francisco Chronicle
  
  75
  It works as an intriguingly offbeat character study while offering Nicolas Cage a chance to show why he used to be considered one of the top actors of his generation.

  by Ruthe Stein | Read Full Review »
• [+] Miami Herald
  
  75
  This is the sort of small, intimate movie that, if it had been made on a low budget by independent actors, would be celebrated to the skies.

  by Rene Rodriguez | Read Full Review »
• [+] ReelViews
  
  75
  Reaction to The Weather Man may depend upon an individual's ability to tolerate spending 100 minutes in the company of an unpleasant protagonist. There's no doubt this can be an uncomfortable experience, but it can also be rewarding for those who are willing to endure the discomfort.

  by James Berardinelli | Read Full Review »
• [+] Charlotte Observer
  
  75
  The movie gives actors many chances to shine, and they do. But I went away most impressed with Verbinski.

  by Lawrence Toppman | Read Full Review »
• [+] Christian Science Monitor
  
  75
  The film is certainly worth seeing, but it should be better than it is.

  by Peter Rainer | Read Full Review »
• [+] TV Guide
  
  75
  Heartfelt and often very funny.

  by Ken Fox | Read Full Review »
• [+] Slate
  
  70
  A fine movie, beautifully acted, but it isn't easy to love--or to watch. It's a parade of miseries, made even more miserable by Gore Verbinski's direction.

  by David Edelstein | Read Full Review »
• [+] Washington Post
  
  70
  Shines the light on a special kind of heroism -- the guts to face up to yourself and make changes. What makes this so emotionally compelling is the way Dave scrambles from this deep vale of cluelessness to something approaching moral maturity.

  by Desson Thomson | Read Full Review »
• [+] Los Angeles Times
  
  70
  A surprisingly wry, contemplative movie.

  by Carina Chocano | Read Full Review »
• [+] Dallas Observer
  
  70
  The Weather Man is not the wacky movie Paramount is selling, nor is it cynical Oscar bait. It's just a little movie about little people trying not to get wet or freeze to death or get burned when they walk outside, and good luck with all that.

  by Robert Wilonsky | Read Full Review »