The Weather Man (2005)

The Weather Man: Directed by Gore Verbinski. With Nicolas Cage, Michael Caine, Hope Davis, Gemmenne de la Peña. A Chicago weather man, separated from his wife and children, debates whether professional and personal success are mutually exclusive.

“I can already tell that people are going to have very strong reactions to The Weather Man. People are either going to love it or hate it. Theyu0026#39;re going to find it shockingly hilarious or just plain shocking. I loved it and found it hilarious, but Iu0026#39;m not easily offended (I do a show with Jegar, how can anything offend me?). There were many instances where I was the only person laughing in the theater. For instance, Michael Caine, who plays Robert Spritz, tells his son David Spritz (played by Nicolas Cage) that Davidu0026#39;s daughter is getting teased at school and called u0026quot;Camel Toeu0026quot;. Just to hear Sir Michael Caine use the expression u0026quot;camel toeu0026quot; is pretty unexpected. But then various shots of camel toes pop up on the screen to illustrate this phenomenon to anyone in the audience whou0026#39;s unfamiliar with the concept. I found it all absurdly hilarious, but I donu0026#39;t think many of the grey-haired audience shared my sentiments.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis movie was not at all like I was expecting. The Weather Man is crass and silly, but itu0026#39;s also extremely dark and sad. David Spritz is a sad, lonely man whou0026#39;s trying to reconcile with this ex-wife and get his family back together, but despite his best intentions, things just never work out the way he wants. More than anything, he wants to prove to his dying father that he can be a great man too, but time is running out. This is not your typical comedy. Itu0026#39;s not easy to watch sometimes, but according to Robert Spritz, u0026quot;Easy doesnu0026#39;t enter into grown-up life.u0026quot;”