The Weather Man

Name: The Weather Man
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: October 28, 2005
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 61
Cast: Hope Davis, Michael Caine, Nicholas Hoult, Nicolas Cage

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Paramount Pictures | Release Date: October 28, 2005 | R

Starring: Hope Davis, Michael Caine, Nicholas Hoult, Nicolas Cage

Summary: Nicholas Cage stars as popular Chicago TV weatherman David Spritz who has a shot at the big time when "Hello America," a national morning show calls him for an audition. At the top of the world professionally, David is approaching disaster on a personal level as rapidly as the weather changes. His painful divorce, his dad's illness, andNicholas Cage stars as popular Chicago TV weatherman David Spritz who has a shot at the big time when "Hello America," a national morning show calls him for an audition. At the top of the world professionally, David is approaching disaster on a personal level as rapidly as the weather changes. His painful divorce, his dad's illness, and trouble with his kids have David poised on the knife's edge between stability and calamity. Trying to gain control of his situation, David slowly comes to realize that life, much like the weather, is completely unpredictable. (Paramount Pictures)… Expand

Director: Gore Verbinski

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 102 min

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Roger Ebert

This film has moments of uncommon observation and touching insight. Read full review

Ruthe Stein

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. Read full review

Lawrence Toppman

The movie gives actors many chances to shine, and they do. But I went away most impressed with Verbinski. Read full review

Marjorie Baumgarten

Screenwriter Steve Conrad has less success with the female characters: The always dependable Davis is forced into shrewish territory, and David's mother (Judith McConnell) is so barely present that it's a wonder she's written in at all. Read full review

Pete Vonder Haar

What ultimately keeps The Weather Man from being a better film than it is that it doesn't no when to quit. Read full review

Lisa Schwarzbaum

The Weather Man is what indie misery looks like when re-created by one of Hollywood's big studios. Read full review

Kyle Smith

Meet American Beastly, perhaps the most bitter studio film of the year. Read full review

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ShSch

Nov 6, 2005

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.

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baines

Apr 6, 2014

The Weather Man is more than entertainment. It is reflections of the life of a weather as his life crumbles around him. His life starts off low then gets lower but through endless struggles of trying to impress his Pulitzer prize winning father and to mend his broken relationship. His careerThe Weather Man is more than entertainment. It is reflections of the life of a weather as his life crumbles around him. His life starts off low then gets lower but through endless struggles of trying to impress his Pulitzer prize winning father and to mend his broken relationship. His career however looks like it might save him as tries desperately to become a national weather man. Overall very uplifting and it might have changed the way I view the world. Do not watch for light entertainment. This movie may answer the question of the meaning of life.… Expand

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Dec 24, 2005

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 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

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HollyC.

Apr 22, 2006

I was very impressed with this movie. I went in pretty ho-hum about even watching it but I'm glad I did. The characters, acting and cinematography were great (Chicago looks fantastic). Michael Caine, the daughter and Nick Cage were probably the best characters (both written and acted). I was very impressed with this movie. I went in pretty ho-hum about even watching it but I'm glad I did. The characters, acting and cinematography were great (Chicago looks fantastic). Michael Caine, the daughter and Nick Cage were probably the best characters (both written and acted). But the raw-life story unfolding is the centerpiece. The main character's journey figuring out who he is, seems kind of like a common theme in movies (identity crisis) but this story was still pretty unique and quite raw. Props to the writer-- and I highly recommend this movie.… Expand

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Compi24

Jun 24, 2019

A while back, I remember catching a bit of this on TV, being really captivated by the use of narration and the lead performance, and then never getting around to finishing it. It's remained on my watchlist until this very day. And as far as I can tell, my first impressions of the movieA while back, I remember catching a bit of this on TV, being really captivated by the use of narration and the lead performance, and then never getting around to finishing it. It's remained on my watchlist until this very day. And as far as I can tell, my first impressions of the movie weren't exactly too far off from my more thorough thoughts on it now. As a showcase of narrative voice and tone alone, "The Weather Man" is definitely worth a look, featuring a refreshingly acerbic take on life, death, work, love, and the human condition. And though some of that sardonicism can get a bit too esoteric at times for my tastes, I found this to be a pretty vibrant effort from writer Steven Conrad overall. Director Gore Verbinski also manages brilliantly, somehow making the familiarly desolate winter landscapes of the Chicagoland area palatable to the eye. And Nicolas Cage is in top form, proving once again that there really, truly is a gifted actor underneath all of the goofiness he's showcased in some of his more recent entries as a performer. All in all, I'm glad I revisited this. It's a successful dramedy on the whole. Even if it does tend to veer a little too far into the weeds here and there.… Expand

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JamesB.

Nov 2, 2005

Similar in nature to "Punch-Drunk Love" with Adam Sandler, except that PDL was a good movie. Depressing, tedious, dark, plotless, and a waste of time...The only bright points were Michael Caine and a few chuckles.

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