The Weather Man (2005) - ***1/2 Director: Gore Verbinski A recently divorced Chicago weather man attempts to turn his relatively depressing life around. I wasn't quite sure what to expect. I had heard a mix of things in regards to this film. It may not have been a masterpiece, but it was pretty damn good. The performances are all great, and hilarious... Not a single actor--not even the kids--fail to deliver. The best way to describe this would be the mutual love-child resulting in a one-night stand between American Beauty and Charlie Kaufman's sub-conscience. It was great; It was ultimately funny yet beautiful at the same time. I would consider this one of the five funniest movies of the year--but don't get me wrong... there is plenty of drama and serious-tones to go around. I highly reccomend this for anyone looking for an overall enjoyable film.
"Somebody told me when the bomb hits, everybody in a two mile radius will be instantly sublimated, but if you lay face down on the ground for some time, avoiding the residual ripples of heat, you might survive, permanently fucked up and twisted like you're always underwater refracted. But if you do go gas, there's nothing you can do if the air that was once you is mingled and mashed with the kicked up molecules of the enemy's former body. Big-kid-tested, motherf--ker approved."
