You know damn well that this films deserves at least 7.9!!!
What with an oscar worthy performance by Michael Caine, a heartfelt score, moving drama and at times, yes, witty humour, I just cannot see how this can be rated so low.
Conquer Your Fear, and you will Conquer Death
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Oscars all around.
The lack of maturity (life experiences, self conflicts, struggles with self and others) in a lot of younger people who frequent IMDB probably accounts why many great films, usually dialog propelled ones, get lower scores than they deserve. How exactly would a 16 year old be able to relate to Cage's problems in this movie? They can't (hence threads like "what's the purpose of this movie?). It's hard to blame them. Think about the movies you wanted to watch as a kid and in your early teens and about the movies you want to watch in the 20s and onwards. I think in most cases they are at completely different ends of the spectrum. Your ability to relate to things changes completely as you age.
Aged under 18 7.5
Males under 18 7.5
Females under 18 7.3
Aged 18-29 7.1
Males Aged 18-29 7.2
Females Aged 18-29 6.8
Aged 30-44 6.6
Males Aged 30-44 6.6
Females Aged 30-44 6.6
Aged 45+ 6.3
Males Aged 45+ 6.4
Females Aged 45+ 6.1
was about to post a new topic about this score being too low.
definitly should on par with little miss sunshine
I was surprised to sit through it again on TV tonight, after viewing my own ranking of seeing it in the movies 6/10. As the minutes rolled by I was moved and interested, and kept wondering why did I give it only 6/10.
In the end I found out why, the end sucks. Near the end when Dad in the car says you can throw some *beep* away, you're still young, I understood that to mean (philosophically) that the weatherman should quit and start a new meaningful life. Loose the addiction to good money and self adulation and move on in life, get a new meaningful career and relationship.
Taking that high pay job in NY completely ruins the film. It's apologetic to that crap American dream of riches and emptiness.
I would have made him scream some crazy things live during the weather and quit on screen. That would have been the appropriate ending.
***So I've seen 4 movies/wk in theatre for a 1/4 century, call me crazy?**
the fact Grandma's Boy has a 7.0, and this has a 6.9....makes me almost want to cry. I watched Grandma's Boy yesterday, that's the only reason I brought that up (it was god-awful). The Weather Man is one of the more underrated films I've ever come across.
Agreed with you 98%, except for the ending :) which is so ridiculously apologetic, that it just ruined the rest for me :(
***So I've seen 4 movies/wk in theatre for a 1/4 century, call me crazy?**