
Larry Burrows (Jim Belushi) is unhappy and feels powerless over his life. He believes his entire life could have turned out differently had he not missed that shot in a baseball game when was a kid. One night he meets this mysterious man named Mike (Sir Michael Caine), who could change his fate by offering him that alternative life of which he always dreamed. But as Burrows embarks on this journey of self discovery he realizes that even this new life has its problems and draw... (Full plot summary below)
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Larry Burrows (Jim Belushi) is unhappy and feels powerless over his life. He believes his entire life could have turned out differently had he not missed that shot in a baseball game when was a kid. One night he meets this mysterious man named Mike (Sir Michael Caine), who could change his fate by offering him that alternative life of which he always dreamed. But as Burrows embarks on this journey of self discovery he realizes that even this new life has its problems and drawbacks.
Leave your thoughts about Mr. Destiny.
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertAs someone who believes most movies have too much music, I was surprised to find myself noticing how little is in Mr. Destiny. In the quiet, an innocent little fable grows, blossoms and is harvested, to no great moment. |
| The Seattle TimesJohn HartlOverall, what Mr. Destiny turns out to be is mildly sweet and amusing -- not a wonderful life, but merely an okay one. |
| Boston GlobeDesson ThomsonThere isn't anything here you haven't seen already in It's a Wonderful Life and a thousand other wish-list movies. Writer/director James Orr doesn't even do you the favor of speeding through the unoriginality. |
| Tampa Bay TimesHal LipperWhile Mr. Destiny is not technically a remake of anything, it's hard to find a glimmer of originality, much less wit or emotion. |
| Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThis high-concept update of It’s a Wonderful Life, Mr. Destiny, is pure formula treacle, but James Belushi, playing a schlub who learns what life would have been like had he become a big executive, is at his most immediate and appealing. |
| Los Angeles TimesSheila BensonIt’s an attempt at fantasy so plodding that by its end it feels as though we’d walked the 20 years back to Belushi’s past, then hacked our way out of it again. |
| User ReviewMike SI never get sick of watching this 80s classic flick. One of Belushi's best. funny take on life's choices and where they lead you. Which life would you want? sometimes what you think you want is not at all what your heart really needs. |
| User ReviewMichael HI love this movie (don't care if it got bad reviews)! |
| User ReviewSam MA much overlooked but great movie that a lot of people have never seen. Jim Belushi is delightful as Larry Burrows. The movie promotes a life lesson about friendship and the grass not always being greener on the other side in a content suitable for children making it a fun family film. |
| User ReviewDonna DA much overlooked but great movie that a lot of people have never seen. Jim Belushi is delightful as Larry Burrows. The movie promotes a life lesson about friendship and the grass not always being greener on the other side in a content suitable for children making it a fun family film. |