{"id":4552,"date":"2025-04-16T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/?p=4552"},"modified":"2025-04-17T18:17:51","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T18:17:51","slug":"netflix-viewers-rush-to-watch-contrived-movie-starring-hollywood-legend-that-critics-panned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/16\/netflix-viewers-rush-to-watch-contrived-movie-starring-hollywood-legend-that-critics-panned\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix viewers rush to watch \u2018contrived\u2019 movie starring Hollywood legend that critics panned"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"426\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22916496 lazyload\" alt=\"Editorial use only. No book cover usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Diyah Pera\/New Regency\/Aei\/Kobal\/REX\/Shutterstock (5879390g) Angelina Jolie Life Or Something Like It - 2002 Director: Stephen Herek New Regency\/Aei Entertainment USA Scene Still Comedy 7 jours et une vie\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_247721686-5a0a.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>A comedy movie starring Angelina Jolie has raced up the Netflix charts despite being panned (Picture: Diyah Pera\/ New Regency\/ Aei\/ Kobal\/ Rex\/ Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/netflix\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\">Netflix<\/a> viewers haven\u2019t been deterred by critic reviews of an <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/angelina-jolie\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\">Angelina Jolie<\/a> movie dubbed a \u2018miserable mess\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Released in 2002, <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/04\/14\/netflix-quietly-drops-8-episodes-best-tv-series-year-22905441\/\">the romantic comedy-drama<\/a> Life or Something Like It <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/01\/10\/angelina-jolie-admits-lied-bag-latest-oscar-tipped-role-22333283\/\">starred the actress<\/a> as television reporter Lanie Kerrigan, who is on a \u2018quest to find meaning in her life\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>After interviewing the self-proclaimed prophet Jack, played by Tony Shalhoub, he tells Lanie she will die in a week.<\/p>\n<p>When Jack\u2019s first two prophecies come true, she becomes convinced she is going to die and eventually finds unlikely support in her archenemy and cameraman Pete Scanlon (Edward Burns).<\/p>\n<p>But after he encourages her to live every moment of her life to the fullest and to do whatever she had always wanted to do, romance blossoms with some bumps along the way.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\t\t\t\tGet personalised updates on all things Netflix\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p> Wake up to find news on your TV shows in your inbox every morning with Metro&#8217;s TV Newsletter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/newsletters\/tv-newsletter\/?ito=tv-article&#038;signup-source=tv-article-link\">Sign up to our newsletter<\/a> and then select your show in the link we&#8217;ll send you so we can get TV news tailored to you.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Despite the movie\u2019s life-affirming premise, it received mostly negative reviews and only made $16.9 million at the box office despite having a budget of $40 million.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"425\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22916499 lazyload\" alt=\"Editorial use only. No book cover usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Myles Aronowitz\/New Regency\/Aei\/Kobal\/REX\/Shutterstock (5879390f) Angelina Jolie Life Or Something Like It - 2002 Director: Stephen Herek New Regency\/Aei Entertainment USA Scene Still Comedy 7 jours et une vie\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_247721589-e390.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Life Or Something Like It was released in 2002 (Picture: Myles Aronowitz\/ New Regency\/ Aei\/ Kobal\/ Rex\/ Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Life or Something Like It Movie Trailer 2002 (Angelina Jolie)\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R6fKbcjAxJY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The film currently holds a 28% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 121 reviews.<\/p>\n<p>The critics consensus reads: \u2018Though Jolie is appealing, Life or Something Like It is too contrived and predictable to convincingly convey its message of stopping to smell the roses.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>In its review, the Sacramento News &amp; Review wrote: \u2018Bad movies just don&#8217;t come any sadder than Life or Something Like It, a shapeless, miserable mess.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The kind of romance that makes a life of solitude seem attractive. The kind of life-affirming story that makes the prospect of death a little less daunting,\u2019 NUVO News Weekly shared.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018You may be galled that you&#8217;ve wasted nearly two hours of your own precious life with this silly little puddle of a movie,\u2019 The Boston Globe added<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"428\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22916497 lazyload\" alt=\"Editorial use only. No book cover usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Diyah Pera\/New Regency\/Aei\/Kobal\/REX\/Shutterstock (5879390k) Angelina Jolie, Tony Shalhoub Life Or Something Like It - 2002 Director: Stephen Herek New Regency\/Aei Entertainment USA Scene Still Comedy 7 jours et une vie\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_247721590-ca06.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>She played TV reporter Lanie Kerrigan, who is told by a self-professed prophet she will die in a week (Picture: Diyah Pera\/ New Regency\/ Aei\/ Kobal\/ Rex\/ Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"432\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22916489 lazyload\" alt=\"Editorial use only. No book cover usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Diyah Pera\/New Regency\/Aei\/Kobal\/REX\/Shutterstock (5879390h) Edward Burns, Angelina Jolie Life Or Something Like It - 2002 Director: Stephen Herek New Regency\/Aei Entertainment USA Scene Still Comedy 7 jours et une vie\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_247721595-52b6.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Edward Burns played her cameraman and love interest Pete (Picture: Diyah Pera\/ New Regency\/ Aei\/ Kobal\/ Rex\/ Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Angelina\u2019s performance in the film also earned her a Golden Raspberry Award nomination for worst actress.<\/p>\n<p>Despite this, viewers have rushed to watch the movie since it was released on Netflix UK this week, where it\u2019s currently the fifth most-watched movie.<\/p>\n<p>Over the years many have shared their thoughts on the film, with reviews far less brutal.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Although it is not gonna change anyone&#8217;s life, is a good movie for a Saturday afternoon,\u2019 Anne shared on Rotten Tomatoes.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"427\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22918880 lazyload\" alt=\"Editorial use only. No book cover usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Suzanne Tenner\/Columbia Tristar\/Kobal\/REX\/Shutterstock (5884214v) Angelina Jolie Interrupted Girl - 1999 Director: James Mangold Columbia Tristar USA Scene Still Late Night Une vie vol?e\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_247739487-cae3.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Angelina had earlier won an Oscar for 1999 drama Girl, Interrupted (Picture: Suzanne Tenner\/ Columbia Tristar\/ Kobal\/ Rex\/ Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"887\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22918878 lazyload\" alt=\"Editorial use only. No book cover usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Imagine Entertainment\/Universal\/Kobal\/REX\/Shutterstock (5886086bw) Angelina Jolie Changeling - 2008 Director: Clint Eastwood Imagine Entertainment\/Universal USA Scene Still Drama L&#039;Echange\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_247739352-b1d3.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Another acclaimed film she starred in was 2008&#8217;s Changeling (Picture: Imagine Entertainment\/ Universal\/ Kobal\/ Rex\/ Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018Very palatable light romantic fare. More watchable than I expected,\u2019 Aye added.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I love a good romance. And this interesting story line kept me hooked until the end,\u2019 another added.<\/p>\n<p>This film marked the first time Angelina had ever acted in a comedy. In an interview with Style, she explained why she had wanted to take on such an unexpected role.<\/p>\n<p>They were that she wanted to prove she could make people laugh, that she \u2018liked the message\u2019 of the movie, and that the character was her polar opposite.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Lanie\u2019s everything that I hate. She\u2019s very false in many ways, but when things go wrong, instead of retreating, she just gets more determined in the gym, more flamboyant and a little more like \u201cI\u2019m fabulous\u201d. But her life is a wreck. She\u2019s rude, condescending, and awful. Hopefully, you\u2019ll love to hate her.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"862\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22723937 lazyload\" alt=\"84th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-140017796.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Angelina has won a string of awards throughout her career (Picture: Ethan Miller\/ Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Although this film flopped, Angelina has had a storied career, during which she\u2019s won two Academy Awards, a Tony Award and three Golden Globe Awards.<\/p>\n<p>First making her screen debut as a child <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/02\/07\/angelina-jolie-recalls-crushing-moment-famous-dad-won-oscar-mistress-22513221\/\">alongside her father, Jon Voight<\/a>, in Lookin&#8217; to Get Out in 1982, a decade later she appeared in Cyborg 2, followed by her first leading role in 1995\u2019s Hackers.<\/p>\n<p>She won an Oscar for best supporting actress for the 1999 drama Girl, Interrupted, going on to appear in other films including Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Mr. &amp; Mrs. Smith, Salt, A Mighty Heart, Changeling and, most recently, Maria.<\/p>\n<p>She also wrote and directed the war dramas In the Land of Blood and Honey, Unbroken, First They Killed My Father and Without Blood.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Life or Something Like It is streaming on Netflix.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Got a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\">Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/submit-stuff\/\">Submit Stuff<\/a> page &#8211; we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A comedy movie starring Angelina Jolie has raced up the Netflix charts despite being panned (Picture: Diyah Pera\/ New Regency\/ Aei\/ Kobal\/ Rex\/ Shutterstock) Netflix viewers haven\u2019t been deterred by critic reviews of an Angelina Jolie movie dubbed a \u2018miserable mess\u2019. Released in 2002, the romantic comedy-drama Life or Something Like It starred the actress as television reporter Lanie Kerrigan, who is on a \u2018quest to find meaning in her life\u2019. After interviewing the self-proclaimed prophet Jack, played by Tony &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/16\/netflix-viewers-rush-to-watch-contrived-movie-starring-hollywood-legend-that-critics-panned\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Netflix viewers rush to watch \u2018contrived\u2019 movie starring Hollywood legend that critics panned&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4554,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4552"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4552"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4552\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4562,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4552\/revisions\/4562"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}