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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9786305499145
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 6305499144
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 03, 1999
Running Time: 103 minutes
Sales Rank: 19784
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: October 24, 1997
Editorial Review:
Description:
Cameron Diaz and Ewan McGregor are star-crossed lovebirds on the lam in this twisted romantic comedy from the creators of 'Trainspotting.' Celine (Diaz) is a spoiled, rich young woman whose worst nightmare is having her credit card rejected. Robert (McGregor) is a hapless janitor whose greatest dream is to write the Great American Trash Novel. They have nothing in common - except the burning desire to live 'a life less ordinary.' When Celine is kidnapped by the inept Robert, a pair of celestial cops are dispatched to earth to make sure they live that 'life less ordinary' together. Co-starring Oscar® -winner Holly Hunter and Delroy Lindo.
Amazon.com:
A Life Less Ordinary is a surprising disappointment, considering it is the third film from director Danny Boyle, writer John Hodge, and actor Ewan McGregor. This disjointed and strained romantic comedy is not even near the same league as Trainspotting and Shallow Grave. Cameron Diaz is a spoiled heiress and McGregor an aimless janitor brought together by two angels (Holly Hunter and Delroy Lindo) hoping to hang onto their wings. McGregor kidnaps Diaz, the boss's daughter, after being fired from his crummy job. She is not all that averse to being snatched. Most of the laughs are lost to a scattershot story that feels preposterous instead of magical. --Rochelle O'Gorman
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - "Kidnapping For Beginners", Chapter One. Have you even asked for a ransom yet?
1997's oddball romantic comedy A Life Less Ordinary, stars the adorable Ewan McGregor as Robert who's just been fired from his terrible job and absentmindedly kidnapped his ex boss' beautiful daughter Celine(Cameron Diaz).
Of course, they don't know that fate has decided they must fall in love and they have two 'guardian angels' (Holly Hunter, Delroy Lindo) there to make it certain that they will fall for each other.
Overall a creative twist on the romantic comedy genre, ... Read More
Rating:  - Very pleased
Was very pleased with my purchase. All was handled in a timely manner and my dvd came to me in good condition. I will purchase from this seller again with no hesitation. Randy
Rating:  - The Daughter of Marilyn Monroe and John Kennedy ...
Some things hold over time, while others do not. In the case of A Life Less Ordinary, I had hoped it would be the more optimistic of the two. While ten years have passed since I sat in the darkened movie theatre at the Beverly Center and watched this, a multitude of things have changed; and yes, I can safely say that my life has probably become more ordinary than less ordinary - so please take what I say with an objective ear, or eye ...
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In the film Gasoline is ... Read More
Rating: - DANNY BOYLE, OPUS 3
***1/2 1997. Directed by Danny Boyle. A love story between an unsuccessful writer and a wealthy heiress. This black comedy isn't the best movie (for that, check The Beach or Shallow Grave) so far of the British director but it deserves some attention. Superb dance scene between Ewan McGregor and Cameron Diaz.
Rating: - DVD
What can one say about this movie? It's a comedy mixed with a bit of tragedy, and includes many familiar actors, who may not have been as popular when they made this film as they are today, namely Holly Hunter, Delroy Lindo and Dan Hedaya (Carla's estranged husband from the TV show "Cheers"). Then there is the always hot Ewan MacGregor and the even hotter Cameron Diaz. Ewan's character is a bumbling idealist who inadvertently kidnaps Cameron's character, who plays a spoiled rich girl who has been ... Read More
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