One of the most wonderfully, honestly earned, depressing movies we've seen in a long while. He's a Great American Success, hollow at the core. Very impressive.

Totally underrated and often laugh-out-loud funny. Both this film and Lord of War inexplicably got buried by critics and audiences. Nicolas Cage must have run over a nun last fall to warrant this kind of karma.

Very funny movie, great dialogues, and nice adult drama. Cage was great in it. Like the user Holly C said: it's a "raw-life story".

Michael Caine is winning in a movie that has to do with real life. "The right thing to do & the hard thing to do are usually the same thing." "Easy doesn't enter into adult life." These are lines that Caine delivers convincingly. There is so much fluff, glitz, and perversity in today's films that a good dose of reality is refreshing.

Very well done. Not a true comedy, but a true black comedy. I think the movie reflects how people really think and act. Nixolas Cage is brilliant as is the directing and the cinematography. Highly recommended.

Hard to clasify or compare when talking about. I found it immensely entertaining and even a little touching.

Best & brightest.

Realistic.

Excellent movie. A great black comedy and character study. Occasionally depressing but it pays off in the end. Nicholas Cage is wonderful in his role. It reminded me a lot of Alexander Payne's 'About Schmidt', so if you liked the tone of that movie, this one is more than highly recommended. Added to my list of the best movies I've seen in a long while.

Relentlesslyunsettling black comedy on the vicissitudes endured by well meaning but witless media people who have settled for schlock rather than art. The Weatherman's travail is excruciating to watch. a surrender to the culture of mediocrity, ineptitude in human relations ,fumbling his cues so as to end rather than revivify his conjugal failings. restrained but impressive performances by Michael Caine as his father and himself, Nicholas cage, focused on the character.… Expand

Nicholas Cage has mastered the art of dark comedies. This movie is absurdly funny and even more absurdly touching. The acting is top-notch from the whole cast. The movie is dark, witty, sad... and just wonderful. Those who do not have a "sicker" sense of humor may not find the movie as enjoyable. Loved it!

The people who slated this just live up to the stereotype of Americans having a very basic sense of humour. This just went over their heads. Its a great understated film. You don't need obvious humour and big special effects for a film to be good!

This was a very interesting movie. I was expecting some formulaic, yet funny movie about a hated weather man, but instead I got a deep character study that broke a lot of Hollywood's formulas. The photography was great, and so was Cage's acting. Usually the f-word is overused poorly in movies, but the use of it in this movie made it more believable. The constant advertising for every fast food restaurant didn't bother me as much as others because of a certain line in the movie. It really stuck with me on the ride home; there were many great quotes that were seriously laugh out loud funny. Go see this movie.… Expand

This is a great film with excellent performances by Cage and Caine. It was so surprising (and reqarding) to find an American movie without a traditional happy ending. It was also a wonderful journey with many great comic moments. Part mid-life crisis, part mental breakdown, part acceptance of where we are and how we got here. Loved this movie.

I absolutely loved this. it was a deeep comedy. I now want a live funeral. Best part was shellys version of a camel toe. Does anyone know the exact quote?