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Life or Something Like It (2002) 5.6
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5.6/10 from 14,599 users
Metascore: 31/100
Reviews: 127 user | 88 critic | 32 from Metacritic.com A reporter interviews a psychic, who tells her that she's going to die and her life is meaningless. Director:Stephen Herek |
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Cast
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| Angelina Jolie | ... | ||
| Edward Burns | ... |
Pete
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| Tony Shalhoub | ... | ||
| Christian Kane | ... | ||
| James Gammon | ... | ||
| Melissa Errico | ... | ||
| Stockard Channing | ... | ||
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Lisa Thornhill | ... |
Gwen
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| Gregory Itzin | ... |
Dennis
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Vin
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Andromeda Dunker | ... |
Mo
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Jesse James Rutherford | ... |
Tommy
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Doctor
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Eric Snellman | ... |
George
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Theron Zahn | ... |
Steve
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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... Written by Greg Dean Schmitz
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What if you only had 7 days to live? See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for sexual content, brief violence and language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
26 April 2002 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
7 jours et une vie See more »Box Office
Budget:
$40,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$40,525 (South Africa) (29 November 2002)Gross:
$40,525 (South Africa) (29 November 2002)Company Credits
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Lanie: A minute just seems like a really long time to waste.
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Written by Jewel Kilcher and Rick Nowels
Performed by Jewel Kilcher (as Jewel)
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
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Mark Feuerstein had been in talks to play Cal Cooper, but Christian Kane ended up playing him. See more »Goofs
When Lanie wakes up hung over and pulls the blankets over her head while she's talking to Pete, her hair isn't in her face but after the cut to Pete her hair is in her face and she even blows it. See more »Quotes
Cal: Is this you breaking up with me? Well will you think about it for a minute?Lanie: A minute just seems like a really long time to waste.
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Soundtracks
"This Way"Written by Jewel Kilcher and Rick Nowels
Performed by Jewel Kilcher (as Jewel)
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
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I wouldn't watch this movie.
I gotta start off by saying that I'm still not sure if Jolie's character was a brunette or a blonde naturally. All the "young Jolie" pictures show her blonde (I thought) but she's obviously not a natural blonde.
Honestly, when I leave a movie that's supposed to make me re-evaluate my life and what it means to live (like American Beauty did) and the only thing I can think about is the hair color of the star I think the movie failed. Sure, it wasn't too hard to watch and it worked out well as a Saturday afternoon hang-out w/ the lady-friend flick, but w/ Jolie I was really hoping this movie would fulfill its promise and be the engaging, interesting, thought-provoking film that it could be. Instead we see very strong similarities to American Beauty w/ a little "To Die For" thrown in for good measure and a helpin' heapin' of a John Cusack film (doesn't really matter which)
What really bugs me about this film though is that I really thought the cast was great. They were so believable (well, except for Jolie's hair, which really is a character in its own right) and their performances were so strong that as I look back on the film I really don't understand where it went wrong...maybe it tried to hard at the end, maybe all the logic fell apart just to bring about the thrilling climax, maybe it felt too much like a parody of tv news to also be the love story/life lesson that it also sought to be. Sure parodies can have morals and realistic love stories but this one doesn't.
I wouldn't avoid this film, but I wouldn't seek it out either.