The Weather Man
The movie tells the story of Dave Spritz, a television weatherman on a high-profile Chicago news program in the midst of a mid-life crisis. After being separated from his wife and children, Dave must debate whether professional and personal success are mutually exclusive.
8 February 1970, Chicago, Illinois, USA
11 January 1974, New York City, New York, USA
1960
17 June 1989, Chicago, Illinois, USA
31 March 1960, San Diego, California, USA
26 February 1976, Chicago Heights, Illinois, USA
6 April 1944, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
8 July 1949, St. Veit an der Glan, Carinthia, Austria
22 December 1972, Tunis, Tunisia
2 July 1980, Chicago, Illinois, USA
23 August 1978, Virginia, USA
24 January 1982, Springfield, Illinois, USA
2 September 1997, Rockford, Illinois, USA
April 17, 2009
If you've never heard of a "living funeral," this film is an icy introduction.
June 14, 2008
A look at the commonest fear nipping at the heart of Middle America. Not the war in Iraq, nor terrorism, but the breakdown of the family unit and how - and if - people can cope with it.
May 30, 2007
Narrated by Nic Cage in a zombie-like monotone, this flick is not only gross and morose, but relentlessly depressing.
March 07, 2011
The Weather Man is more of a parable than a story; it just goes on and on and on, and the only point is to endure. It's not very uplifting, but sometimes it's funny, sometimes it's sad; sometimes hopeful, and sometimes melancholy. But that's life.
October 31, 2005
It's a strange film.
August 16, 2013
Yet another retread of Cage's weak formula of a gloomy man examining his life.
October 30, 2005
A meticulously developed character piece.
November 01, 2005
The most supremely odd American film of the year.
December 02, 2010
Intended as director Gore Verbinski's palate cleanser before back-to-back "Pirates of the Caribbean" sequels, this is an apprehensive cringe comedy of male malaise. It's also Verbinski's best to date, a small-scale challenge he should attempt more often.
November 01, 2005
[Verbinski] and Steven Conrad hold their ground, sticking to their conviction that Dave's story should play as a belated-coming-of-age movie.
October 28, 2005
Succeeds where so few Hollywood movies even venture - it builds a believable life, adds just enough nervous laughter to relieve the realistic tension, and constantly escapes the dumbed-down expectations beaten into us by lesser films.
November 03, 2005
In the face of a character no one cares about, can audiences be faulted for asking: Why should we?
