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A Life Less Ordinary

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A Life Less Ordinary (1997)

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Reviews Counted: 33 Fresh: 13  Rotten:20 Average Rating: 5.6/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins

Synopsis: Petulant, rich honeypie Celine and scruffily adorable janitor Robert find themselves on the road to romance after he kidnaps her to avenge his firing by her callous father. But what they don't realize is that their love is celestially predetermined, as a pair of gun-toting angels gives chase... Petulant, rich honeypie Celine and scruffily adorable janitor Robert find themselves on the road to romance after he kidnaps her to avenge his firing by her callous father. But what they don't realize is that their love is celestially predetermined, as a pair of gun-toting angels gives chase to force the issue. A quixotic and inconsistent Hollywood debut from the production team of director Boyle, writer John Hodge, and producer Andrew MacDonald (SHALLOW GRAVE and TRAINSPOTTING). [More]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Ewan McGregor, Cameron Diaz, Holly Hunter, Delroy Lindo, Ian Holm

Director: Danny Boyle
Screenwriter: John Hodge
Producer: Andrew MacDonald

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May 9, 2000

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Keith H. Brown
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Any movie featuring Holly Hunter as a blood-spattered angel, grinning homicidally as she clings to the hood of a speeding car, is just about impossible to dislike.

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Rob Gonsalves
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Robin Clifford
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Part fantasy-adventure, part musical, part nutty romance and part boy-girl crime spree.

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07/01/04
Judith Egerton
Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)
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Impressive ambitions that fail at every turn. Ewan's really quite uncharacteristically dreadful.

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Luke Y. Thompson
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04/14/04
Dragan Antulov
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Really clever fantasy romance. Great style and great humor.

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08/11/03
Fred Topel
About.com
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Interesting storyline, great performances, and much better than the average romantic comedy.

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Rebecca Murray
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09/10/02
Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal
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Life may be messy, but it's usually entertaining.

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Jeffrey Westhoff
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A madcap comedy about soulmates.

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Peter Travers
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