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Actors: Angelina Jolie, Edward Burns, Tony Shalboub
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Life or Something Like It |
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Lanie Kerrigan (Jolie) is a feature reporter at a Seattle TV station who leads a life of superficiality with her work always being her top priority. Her perfect life begins to unravel when a homeless street seer (Shalboub) informs Lanie that she leads a meaningless existence and has only a few short days left to live. At first passing him off as insane, Lanie begins to take a serious look at her life and her priorities when his other predictions come true. All at once the cameraman (Burns) with whom Lanie has long been at odds with, begins to look good to her. He in turn, likes the new Lanie.
--Patti Illsley, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Life or Something Like It |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- romance (general)
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Struggle with
- (General) search for meaning/identity
Battle with shrink/bum?
- wisdom from a homeless man or bum
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- journalist
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- a deadline
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
City?
Yes
City:
- dirty, grimy (like New York)
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
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