The Weather Man is like a memoir of a fictional meteoroligist named David Spritzel (Spritz for tv). It’s rated R because there’s a lot of edgy cussing and a scene where David (he’s the narrator) explains to us what a Camel Toe is. I hate it when a movie grossly underestimates my intelligence by taking great lengths to explain, in gory detail, something I’ve known since long before I was old enough to advisably watch R rated films. David lives in the Chicago suburbs and people throw fast food items at him, just because he’s a celebrity. People in Chicago are apparently mean like that. There are a lot of other cool Chicago things going on, like Gold Coast Hot Dogs at the mall. They also say ‘pop’ instead of ‘soda’.David takes up archery and practices on the (windy) beach to impress his daughter who doesn’t care. Pretty much everything he does is stupid and pointless like that. In fact, David sucks. But he’s the protagonist of our film and we have to care about him, right? Not.
Sometimes I like to have a movie on the background, though. Especially when it’s something that won’t draw me in and stress me out. This is that kind of film and it might be the worst thing Michael Cain’s ever been in. I forgive him, though, he probably thinks he needs the work to pay for his grandchildren to go to university.
Let’s rank these Nicolas Cage Films.
1. Raising Arizona
2. City of Angels
3. Gone in Sixty Seconds
4. Matchstick Men
5. The Family Man
6. The Weather Man
7. The Croods
If he were a pro wrestler his announcement would read “and coming down the isle from the city of angels, known to some as the family man, the weatherman, and the matchstick man himself. He is one rude and Crood dood. Don’t blink an eye cause he’ll be raising Arizona and be gone in 60 seconds. HE IS... NICHOLAS CAAAAAAAGGE!”
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