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A Life Less Ordinary
1997
Petulant, rich honeypie Celine and scruffily adorable janitor Robert find themselves on the road to romance after he kidnaps her to avenge his termination at the hands of 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... Read more
| Starring | Ewan McGregor, Cameron Diaz, Holly Hunter, Delroy Lindo |
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| Director | Danny Boyle |
| Genres | Comedy, Romance |
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A Life Less Ordinary
Petulant, rich honeypie Celine and scruffily adorable janitor Robert find themselves on the road to romance after he kidnaps her to avenge his termination at the hands of 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").
| Starring | Ewan McGregor, Cameron Diaz, Holly Hunter, Delroy Lindo, Ian Holm, Maury Chaykin, Dan Hedaya, Judith Ivey, Stanley Tucci, Mel Winkler, Ian McNeice, Tony Shalhoub, Timothy Olyphant, Kitty Brunson, Toni Lynn Byrd, Jayceen Craven, Ann Cullimo |
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| Director | Danny Boyle |
| Studio | UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 43 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Comedy, Romance |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Dubbed | German |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: English, German |
| Released | DVD: 01 Oct 1999 Production year: 1997 |
| Format | DVD |
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This must count as third time unlucky for the production team behind British mega-hits Shallow Grave and Trainspotting. Desperate to regain his menial job in a giant American corporation, Ewan McGregor kidnaps his former boss's daughter, rich bitch Cameron Diaz. As the two go on the run, a pair of angels (miscast Holly Hunter and Delroy Lindo) embark on a quest to make the unlikely duo fall in love. This fantasy-tinged romantic road movie comes unstuck as the feel-good factor is cranked up. McGregor and Diaz may be on fine form, but this will undoubtedly be a letdown for fans of director Danny Boyle.
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"...A LIFE LESS ORDINARY certainly shows off Mr. Boyle's flamboyant visual cleverness....[McGregor is] charming and sheepishly fun here..."
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9 out of 10 people found this review helpful
Watch! Watch! Watch!
I first saw this movie several years ago, I rented it without knowing much about it and was really impressed with it. It's funny and quirky, if you like that kind of thing then you'll love this movie. It has a great soundtrack (Ash, Oasis), a top class cast (Holly Hunter, Stanley Tucci, Delroy Lindo, Ian Holm) and a story that with more twists than a slinky.
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Very entertaining and funny throughout!
Having never really heard of this film before, I was not really excited about watching. However, after only a few minutes I was already drawn into the storyline which follows a failed writers ( Ewan McGregor) dire kidnap attempt on the daughter (Cameron Diaz) of an ultra rich company owner who recently fired him from his job.There are also a few interventions from the powers that be above too, desperately trying to get the 2 run together.However, you soon find out that it is the kidnapped daughter who is in charge and the pair soon fall in love with each other along the way. Very funny and extremely entertaining too.Recommended!
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