The Weather Man

A man struggles to get a grip on a life that's spinning out of control in this emotional comedy drama. Dave Spritz (Nicolas Cage) is a television weatherman on a high-profile Chicago news program. Professionally, Dave is doing just fine -- he makes great money for a job that demands little effort, ...more

Gore Verbinski is a rare entity in Hollywood -- a mainstream director who isn't pigeonholed into one genre. He made a distinctive imprint on horror (The Ring), adventure (Pirates of the Caribbean), and finally, the mid-budget melodrama The Weather Man. This adult coming-of-age tale is darkly funny, moving, and well acted, if too long and occasionally plodding and obvious. As the weatherman, Dave Spritz, Nicolas Cage wears the burden of his mid-life crises with stoic humor and doesn't resort to ...more