Review of The Weather Man (2005) by Compi24 — 24 Jun 2019

A while back, I remember catching a bit of this on TV, being really captivated by the use of narration and the lead performance, and then never getting around to finishing it. It's remained on my watchlist until this very day.

And as far as I can tell, my first impressions of the movie weren't exactly too far off from my more thorough thoughts on it now. As a showcase of narrative voice and tone alone, "The Weather Man" is definitely worth a look, featuring a refreshingly acerbic take on life, death, work, love, and the human condition.

And though some of that sardonicism can get a bit too esoteric at times for my tastes, I found this to be a pretty vibrant effort from writer Steven Conrad overall. Director Gore Verbinski also manages brilliantly, somehow making the familiarly desolate winter landscapes of the Chicagoland area palatable to the eye.

And Nicolas Cage is in top form, proving once again that there really, truly is a gifted actor underneath all of the goofiness he's showcased in some of his more recent entries as a performer. All in all, I'm glad I revisited this.

It's a successful dramedy on the whole. Even if it does tend to veer a little too far into the weeds here and there.