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A Life Less Ordinary (1997)

October. 24,1997
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6.3
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| Fantasy Comedy Romance
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A couple of angels, O'Reilly and Jackson, are sent to Earth to make sure that their next supervised love-connection succeeds. They follow Celine, a spoiled rich girl who has just accidentally shot a suitor and, due to a misunderstanding, is kidnapped by janitor Robert. Although Celine quickly frees herself, she stays with Robert for thrills. O'Reilly and Jackson pursue, hoping to unite the prospective lovers.

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Lumsdal
1997/10/24

Good , But It Is Overrated By Some

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AnhartLinkin
1997/10/25

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

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Arianna Moses
1997/10/26

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

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Billy Ollie
1997/10/27

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

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Enrique Gonzalez
1997/10/28

A life less ordinary has received many critics from people that simply didn't get it, but this is a happy and well executed movie about love and life with great performances and great humor (it is subtle, not for everyone). The theme is full of surprises and it doesn't let you get bored at any time. DannyBoyle is a great director, i like most of his movies, and in this one he got the best out of the cast and the story. It has great pace and you really get involve with them (McGregor and Diaz) and their love story. Even Holly Hunter, who I don't usually like, is very good. It's a refreshing movie that will keep you wanting to see it again and again. I know I have.

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Tweekums
1997/10/29

Robert Lewis's life seems to be going nowhere; he loses his janitorial job to a robot, gets dumped by his girlfriend and is evicted from his how; meanwhile Celine Naville is living a pampered life; all paid for by her father; Robert's boss. Under normal circumstances they would never even meet but what follows are not normal circumstances. Two angels, O'Reilly and Jackson, have been sent down from heaven to make sure they get together… by whatever means necessary. Robert and Celine's relationship gets off to an unusual start when he kidnaps her after confronting her father. He is possibly the world's worst kidnapper but luckily she is happy to tell him what to do for part of the ransom as she is not happy with her father's suggestion she should work for him. Her father has no intention of paying though and hires O'Reilly and Jackson, who are posing as bounty hunters, to get Celine back and kill Robert! Of course extreme circumstances start to bring them together; they might still need a push in the right direction though.Anybody who has seen director Danny Boyle's previous films featuring Ewan McGregor may be expecting lots of swearing and violence; there is some but by no means as much as this is a romantic comedy. That doesn't stop Cameron Diaz shooting her suitor in the head while emulating William Tell's famous act or Holly Hunter's O'Reilly getting crushed by a pick-up truck… then carrying on like some angelic terminator. There are plenty of laughs to be had along the way and the cast do a fine job throughout. As well as the two leads Holly Hunter and Delroy Lindo are fun in their roles of the two angels and Ian McNeice is very funny playing it dead straight as the Naville's butler/enforcer! The story itself is silly but that is part of the fun. Overall this is a fun film that may be a little too quirky at times but is still worth watching.

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mike-wright-1
1997/10/30

I recently purchased ALLO having not seen it in a long time. I had fond memories of a number of scenes and the movie was really cheap in a second hand store.In the first hour all of the scenes I remembered popped up and I was thoroughly enjoying myself, whilst wondering why the film had a comparatively poor rating both with audiences and critics. The chemistry between the leads is good and there are a lot of funny moments as Ewan Macgregor's character struggles with his inability to be a bad guy and Cameron Diaz tries to manipulate the situation to meet her own ends. Holly Hunters playfully seductive angel is also perfect opposite Delroy Lindo.Unfortunately the bag swap comes about 40 minutes too early in the film and from here the wheels come off. We are given scene after scene, each one more ridiculous than the last, of the two would be lovers getting mad at each other. Although the fantastical elements of the film can be accepted, there is at least one scene where the inevitable repercussions cannot be ignored but are never addressed. For a film that has such a strong first half, the second half verges on boring. For me that's probably the worst thing that can be said of any movie.The soundtrack is no doubt great if you're playing the CD in the car. However the placing of the songs seems all wrong, like Boyle was simply trying to replicate what he had achieved in Trainspotting where the songs underlined the scenes perfectly. All in all, for me this was a typical Danny Boyle film (with the exception of Trainspotting). It promised so much yet was let down by some fatal flaws.

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edwagreen
1997/10/31

How many times have I said that so and so is the worst picture I have ever viewed? Well, A Life Less Ordinary certainly qualifies.Delroy Lindo and Holly Hunter are sent back to earth to help a couple resolve their difficulties. They certainly got more than they bargained for. So did the writers of this inane script as well as the viewers who paid money to see such junk on screen.A young Ewan McGregor loses his job and his gal in one day. Frustrated beyond belief, he soon gets involved with his ex-boss's daughter who is also disillusioned with her father as he threatens her with going to work. The 2 grope their way into romance while fleeing Lindo and Hunter who die numerous times. Trouble is that they can't really die because they're already dead. Such is the same with this terrible film.Everything is so amateurish here. The bank robbery is not exactly what Bonnie and Clyde would have pulled either. Place the reel of this film in the green circular file.

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