A Life Less OrdinaryDirector: Danny Boyle
Starring: Cameron Diaz, Ewan McGregor, Holly Hunter, Delroy Lindo, Ian McNiece, Stanley Tucci, Tony Shalhoub, Ian Holm
Weird movie, this one. Weird, but weirdly cute too. Diaz and McGregor are an unlikely pair -- although their respective hair-dos are both awesomely 90s-tastic! -- who find themselves in very unlikely circumstances. Mainly, as kidnapper and kidnappee... although it's not always clear which of them is which.
Anyway, the whole angels-meddling-in-the-business-of-love bit turns this regular rom-com into something otherworldy, full of strange scenarios where Hunter and Lindo (the love angels assigned to the couple) are either trying too hook them up or kill them. If they don't get these two together, they're doomed to a life stuck on earth. Bummer.
There is indeed as much going on here as the above synopsis suggests, and somehow, the movie doesn't get bogged down. The plot moves along at a good clip, with lots of great scenes, and some actually believable scenes between our young lovers. It's cute. Weird, like I said, but cute.
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