
Ewan McGregor stars as a cleaning man in Los Angeles, who takes his boss' daughter hostage after being fired and replaced by a robot. Two "angels", who are in charge of human relationships on Earth, offer some unsolicited help to bring this unlikely couple together.... (Full plot summary below)
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Ewan McGregor stars as a cleaning man in Los Angeles, who takes his boss' daughter hostage after being fired and replaced by a robot. Two "angels", who are in charge of human relationships on Earth, offer some unsolicited help to bring this unlikely couple together.
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| Salon.comStephanie ZacharekGloriously excessive, passionate and messy, A Life Less Ordinary is the kind of picture that's becoming more and more of a rarity in the landscape of American movies: a love story with a hard-on. |
| Rolling StonePeter TraversThe movie damn near lives up to that promise. Picture the Marx brothers and the Coen boys collaborating on a valentine spiked with mirth and malice. |
| Laramie Movie ScopeRobert RotenIt combines romance, comedy, the supernatural, violence, whimsy and music in a unique way. |
| eFilmCritic.comRob GonsalvesAny movie featuring Holly Hunter as a blood-spattered angel, grinning homicidally as she clings to the hood of a speeding car, is just about impossible to dislike. |
| Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)Judith EgertonPart fantasy-adventure, part musical, part nutty romance and part boy-girl crime spree. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliFrom start to finish, A Life Less Ordinary feels like a group of sometimes amusing, sometimes clever, and sometimes tedious skits forced to fit together. |
| The New York TimesElvis MitchellMr. Boyle's brand of heaven-sent love story comes with a strange and whimsical mean streak. Tender thoughts and ha-ha shootings don't automatically mix. |
| James Sanford on FilmJames Sanfordlittle more than a string of set-pieces... (but) the movie looks and sounds fabulous, thanks to Boyle's sharp eye and a soundtrack featuring everyone from Underworld to Elvis. |
| Chicago ReaderLisa AlspectorAll this is accompanied by a too-emphatic pop sound track that turns almost every scene into a bad music video. |
| NewsweekAndrea C. BasoraThere is too much disconcerting and nasty violence in this light-hearted caper, but when it sticks to its romantic guns, it is often charming. |