Sunday, February 05, 2006

the weather man

I finally got to watch this delightful, yet depressing, movie about the life of a weatherman (Nicolas Cage) who cannot seem to get things right. He thinks he is supporting his children, but he is doing the opposite. He wants to save his dead marriage, but the problem lies with himself. One of the funny things about the character is that he is obsessed with sex. I had to pause the movie and calm myself because I couldn't stop laughing when his wife (Hope Davis) read his secret. His life seems to balance itself out when he gets to audition to Hello America, a morning news program. At one point, he doesn't know what he wants to accomplish. Does he want to save the things from the past or does he want to pursue his future and leave the past behind him?

It's a great movie where the point is even as a adult, you can still learn new things about adulthood and how to cope with life when times are rough.