A Life Less Ordinary

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Summary: It definately grows on you...ALOT...
Review: I was first compelled to rent this movie after seeing Star Wars: Episode 1 and falling head-over-heels for Ewan McGregor. I wasn't sure what to expect, since the only movie of his I'd ever seen was Star Wars, but this was a hilarious surprise! I never knew he had that range of emotion to be able to play the honest-but-wants-to-be-bad Robert and then play the good-but-I'll-kick-your-a** Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi. Hats off to McGregor and Diaz who both made this movie addictive.

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Summary: Let down...
Review: From the giddy heights of Trainspotting, Danny Boyle stooped to this. A fairly average romantic comedy with twists. The acting is ok, the script is fairly ordinary. The normally inventive camerawork seems strained, as if Boyle felt pressured to add "original" touches to the film that didnt work with them in. It wasnt a bad movie, it just wasnt that great. I really wanted to watch the entire thing but walked out 3/4 of the way through..I just felt i had better things to do. you may do also..

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Summary: Fantastic
Review: I could never admit this to anyone and I won't be signing my name to this, but I love this movie very much and at the end, when the song "If I Were Your Woman" by Gladys Knight comes on, I cried like a little girl (I am a middle-aged man with kids!) and I didn't stop crying for awhile. Needless to say I love the movie and I always will. Thanks to Ewan, Cameron and the great Danny Boyle for a memorable movie. Can't wait for "The Beach"!

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Summary: Works for me!
Review: I really enjoyed this movie, so much so that I'm going to have to add it to my video library. Personally, I like the uneven-ness. To me, it makes the story much more human. Practically every other romantic comedy out there is too neat and tidy, totally slick and predictable. This unique plot keeps you guessing until the end. McGregor does a terrific job with this one, too, he is completely believeable as the softhearted Robert. The scene where he is bawling while digging his own grave is just too much! Such honesty! What fun!

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Summary: Different is good.
Review: Okay, I grant this movie is uneven. However, when it does hit, it is scream out loud funny. And the last third of it is unlike anything I've ever seen before - so that scores big points for keeping it interesting. Can't wait to see what these guys do next!

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Summary: An Adorable Love Story!!
Review: If you're the romantic/comedy buff, this movie's for you! Camaron Diaz and Ewan McGregor are the most adorable on-screen couple Hollywood has to offer! This movie's adorable, funny, heartbreaking, and tear-jerking all at the same time, and director Danny Boyle deserves a round of applause for this masterpiece! This one's a MUST for every Camaron and/or Ewan fan!!

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Summary: Flawed but Fabulous
Review: The first time I saw it I liked it. The next day I watched it twice and I loved it. The third day I watched it three times and went crazy over it. The fourth day I watched it two times more and I realised that I'm officially insane. However even if you only watch it once, especially if you love Ewan and Cameron, you'd enjoy it.

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Summary: A Quentin Tarantino rip-off at its absolute worst
Review: This movie is completely irrelevant. I can't even call it a "bad" movie because that implies some sort of campy quality that could be appealing. This movie has zero appeal. In fact, I think it should be obliterated. This saddens me, as I am a huge fan of Ewan McGregor and the directing/screenwriting team who created Shallow Grave and Trainspotting. Why did they put wonderful actors like Ian Holm, Stanley Tucci, Tony Shalhoub, and even Holly Hunter through the embarrassment of appearing in this dud? This movie has characters we care nothing about, is pointlessly derivative, plotless, and ends up putting the viewer through a great deal of pain for daring to watch.

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Summary: Absolutely the funniest romance ever!
Review: The funniest part is when she questions him about his fear of sex, and he gets all nervous. I think it was just one of the best movies to come out. It s appealing to almost all audiences and keeps you laughing from beginning to end. It's definetly worth the purchase.

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Summary: Quite Simply the funniest movie I have ever seen!!!!
Review: I think that this film is going to go down in history as THE funniest movie that I have EVER seen, the story is not completely believable...BUT WHO CARES!!! This is one of those rare movies that kept me laughing from beginning to end, there was not a moment when I was not entertained and laughing my head off!!!! Ewan McGregor is quite simply an exquisite actor and I hope to see more comedic work from him, because as this movie shows, he has quite the comedian in him. Cameron Diaz is also quite wonderful as well. I was never really a fan of hers until I saw this movie...her and Ewan make a wonderful on-screen team. One of the funniest scenes, I think in the movie is when Ewan is tryin to call Cameron's father to get him to give them ransom money and he accidentally dials the wrong number and threatens someone else!!!! Truly funny!!!!!!!!!!! This movie is a SCREAM!!!! I can watch it over and over and over and never get bored with it!!!!!!!!!! Plus Ewan is sooooooo very cute in this movie!!!!!