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	A Life Less Ordinary - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A Life Loss Ordinary (1997) was directed by Danny Boyle (Trainspotting), and written by Boyle and John Hodge.
		Following the international success of Trainspotting, Hodge and Boyle sought to use funding from Channel 4 to make a film that would appeal to a U.S. audience but this follow up proved something of a mis-fire.
		Unusually, the film was serialised as a full-length comic strip within leading British comic 2000AD, written by then-editor David Bishop and drawn by Steve Yeowell - the first film to receive such treatment in Britain for almost a decade.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/A_Life_Less_Ordinary (263 words)

	"A Life Less Ordinary"
		I was born on the outskirts of the city of Kyoto in the bitter cold winter of 1851.
		When the good lady died a few years later, she left everything to me, including the house and a substantial amount of money to live on long ago set aside for old age by my great-uncle.
		I had built a new life for myself by then, keeping busy by occasionally giving vocal and instrument lessons to the daughters of Tokyo families.
	www.hikarikat.com /zora/Yukiyo/ordinary.html (2912 words)

	A Life Less Ordinary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Their new A Life Less Ordinary inclines to the light -- divine, that is. It opens in a bleached-white bureaucratic Heaven that is uncomfortably reminiscent of such well-intended failures as Albert Brooks's Defending Your Life and Alan Rudolph's Made in Heaven.
		Sometimes A Life simply tries too hard to be madcap and strange, whereupon it falls as flat as does Stanley Tucci early on in the film's ill-conceived William Tell sequence.
		A Life has the courage to be a film less ordinary, and though its reach exceeds its grasp, it shows what Heaven is for.
	www.bostonphoenix.com /archive/movies/97/10/23/A_LIFE_LESS_ORDINARY.html (703 words)

	Phil Collins: A Life Less Ordinary (2002)
		Originally broadcast in the UK, A Life Less Ordinary is an intimate profile of Phil Collins, one of the world's best loved performer/songwriters.
		Phil Collins: A Life Less Ordinary appears in an aspect ratio of approximately 1.78:1 on this single-sided, double-layered DVD; the image has been enhanced for 16X9 televisions.
		Ordinary gives us an interesting look at a fairly talented musician, and I recommend it both for fans of Phil Collins as well as those curious to know more about him.
	www.dvdmg.com /lifelessordinary.shtml (1737 words)

	A life less ordinary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Mary and Alan Sage were determined that their third child Paula, who has Downs Syndrome, should be brought up the same as their other children.
		Ordinary is not the word that comes to mind when you see Paula's stellar performance - gloriously funny at times, at others poignant and affecting - as the 21-year-old daughter with Downs to Lindsay Duncan's desperately protective mother in the film Afterlife, opening in London this week.
		Indeed, this is a lead role, with Kevin McKidd as her other co-star, to make Paula the envy of many ordinary young wannabe actors.
	www.mirabilis.ca /archives/002025.html (171 words)

	A Life Less Ordinary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		And, while A Life Less Ordinary is definitely not a mainstream sell-out, it isn't a very good film.
		A Life Less Ordinary maintains the interesting visual flair present in Danny Boyle's previous films, but it is missing the depth.
		A Life Less Ordinary is perhaps one of the most bizaare romantic comedies, but definitely not one of the best.
	www.cinematter.com /movie.php3?llo (394 words)

	A Life less Ordinary
		He was taken in by Father Theodore Mathieson, who was to be the guiding force in his life, till the latter’s death in 1994.
		Since then it has been a long and illustrious journey in the life of this music teacher who is an institution by himself.
		In 1961, Makal joined the Institute as the music and sports trainer, he was entrusted with the job of spotting talent within the school and training them for the school orchestra.
	cities.expressindia.com /fullstory.php?newsid=154088 (663 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Books \| By genre \| A life less ordinary
		The Stuff of Life, opening at the National Gallery, is an exhibition about the representation of objects, full of surprises both visual and intellectual.
		She claimed, convincingly, that it could be seen in the works that the painters were interested firstly in paint and in vision, and she discussed the new sciences of optics and other scientific preoccupations, including perspective, and magnification.
		Martha and Mary were emblems of the material and the spiritual life - Martha in the Bible is "cumbered with much serving" and resents the contemplative Mary's inactivity.
	books.guardian.co.uk /departments/artsandentertainment/story/0,6000,1519302,00.html?gusrc=rss (1518 words)

	Amazon.ca: DVD: A Life Less Ordinary [IMPORT] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In the style of wacky runaway heiress or road buddies on the lam films a la Frank Capra, A Life Less Ordinary is a dark comedy that stretches the definition of funny.
		ALLO is not up to either wit or style in a rambling odd story of frustrated love.
		After being dumped by his girlfriend and fired from his job as a janitor (to be replaced by robots) all in the same day, he's had enough and decides to take matters into his own hands.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004R76G (925 words)

	INKPOT MOVIE REVIEWS: A LIFE LESS ORDINARY (Wen-Qing)
		With A LIFE LESS THAN ORDINARY, the team takes a brave leap into Hollywood studio film-making with enormous budget, but they end up with an uncompelling quirky movie that doesn't seem to make any sense.
		I don't expect A LIFE LESS ORDINARY to be a fast-paced and hard hitting movie the way TRAINSPOTTING was, since it's a love story.
		In the end, A LIFE LESS ORDINARY is so uneven that it doesn't serve to be entertaining nor exciting nor even romantic...
	inkpot.com /film/lifelessordinary.html (912 words)

	Notes: A life less ordinary
		We will see a life of great contrasts as we watch Jesus negotiate his way through a tidal wave of popularity, and yet he meets with fierce opposition from the religious establishment.
		It is fuelled by a solid commitment to solitude, which is maintained during one of the busiest seasons of Jesus’ life and ministry.
		As we observe his walk, we realise that the real good life is available to all of us through him, but it will not be without some challenges, sacrifices, misunderstandings and very real conflicts.
	www.dailybread.org.uk /notesdb/notes_template_wayin.asp?dd=01&mm=01&yyyy=2004 (385 words)

	A Life Less Ordinary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Actual Information: Directed by Danny Boyle (he of Trainspotting and Shallow Grave notoriety), A Life Less Ordinary is a romantic comedy starring Ee-wan and Cameron Diaz.
		Less Reliable Stuff: It is, in fact, fabulous.
		The following sites seem to be on the dead side, but they're still up, and the info is still more or less relevant.
	www.angelfire.com /scifi/monkeychild/lifeless.html (174 words)

	New Statesman: A life less ordinary. . - Books - Being A Man - book review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		A neat description of Twigger's own big day--a family barbecue, followed by the artificially induced birth of his son--is mixed with a series of terrific episodes (remembrances of dangers passed) and sprinkled with reflections on what it is to be a man in such a safe, well-padded world.
		Twigger himself has led an adventurous life, and still feels that manliness is primarily a matter of proving yourself physically in tight spots.
		These are moments of rare seriousness and concentration, when life is exposed as very fragile, and perhaps not quite as significant as you had imagined.
	www.findarticles.com /cf_dls/m0FQP/4573_131/82861635/p1/article.jhtml (1119 words)

	Movie (Metro Times Detroit) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Wildly inventive, woefully derivative, sure-footed yet clumsy, A Life Less Ordinary manages to be both infuriating and enchanting.
		While intending to be a hyped-up homage to these films and their loopy love stories, A Life Less Ordinary doesn't capture the charm of the former or the deeply felt emotions of the latter.
		As a go-for-broke mishmash of different styles and sensibilities (an oil-and-water mix of British and American humor, wiseass and whimsy), A Life Less Ordinary is an invigorating jolt of irreverent filmmaking and a meandering mess.
	www.metrotimes.com /editorial/review.asp?id=52272 (436 words)

	A Life Less Ordinary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In one wing of the hospital, the fictional detective duo she created 15 years ago is being brought to life by the BBC.
		'What I've started to do is not write to the exclusion of the rest of my life.' With the BBC series set to raise her profile further, her career is entering a new phase.
		Yet, whatever the fate of Lynley and Havers on television, there is little doubt writing will remain the centre of her life.
	www.elizabethgeorgeonline.com /bbc-alifelessordinary.htm (1660 words)

	artechock film : KRITIK : Lebe lieber ungewöhnlich (A Life Less Ordinary)
		A LIFE LESS ORDINARY hat auch mit gar nichts zu tun, das man vielleicht irgendwie für Gesellschaftskritik halten könnte.
		Auf all das verzichtet A LIFE LESS ORDINARY.
		Fazit: A LIFE LESS ORDINARY ein cleverer, dabei sehr poetischer Nonsense, aber keine Komödie für jedermann.
	www.artechock.de /film/text/kritik/l/leliun.htm (1295 words)

	Mutant Reviewers from Hell do "A Life Less Ordinary"
		I just want to take a second to applaud filmmakers that are still willing to take risks and dares with their big-budget, big star pictures and do something, well, less ordinary.
		To say A Life Less Ordinary has quirky humor is an understatement; at times you have light-hearted romping comedy (such as the karaoke scene), but then there are several bits of dark comedy involving some nice amounts of blood.
		And their only chance to avoid downsizing from the penthouse view to the horrors of life on Earth is to get Robert and Celine (with their annoyingly clueless free will) hooked up in the approved Matrimonial fashion (as predestined).
	www.mutantreviewers.com /rlife.html (1631 words)

	Amazon.com: Phil Collins - A Life Less Ordinary (Documentary): DVD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		"A Life Less Ordinary" chronicles Phil's life-story from the time he was born up to the present day with his new wife, his new son and his latest album "Testify".
		With "A Life Less Ordinary", it's like finally being able to shake hands and sit down and chat with the man himself.
		It's the pop-music overview of his life, which again, I can't say is terrible - but I think the best thing on the DVD is the interviews which come as extra features.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00008RGPY?v=glance (1218 words)

	eye - On screen - 10.30.97
		A Life Less Ordinary is directed, produced and written by the same team who brought you Trainspotting and Shallow Grave, and while this certainly is lighter fare, little bubbles of darkness gives the film a pleasant edge that is usually absent from happy-happy Hollywood romances.
		Nichols plays Jack, a middle-aged guy who introduces himself as the "designated mourner," and who outlines, by way of explanation, the practice amongst certain indigenous peoples of designating mourners when there is no one left from a clan to grieve.
		Jack grieves nothing less than the decline of liberal humanism -- observing, for example, that there is no one left who knows how to read the poetry of John Donne.
	www.eye.net /eye/issue/issue_10.30.97/film/onscreen.html (1225 words)

	Remembering the underappreciated genius of 'A Life Less Ordinary' - - The Times Republican (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Celine and Robert are not your average star-crossed lovers in "A Life Less Ordinary," a twisted spin on love and fate from director Danny Boyle.
		The extremely wealthy, snide Celine (Cameron Diaz) has never worked a day in her life and Robert (Ewan McGregor) is a polite, luckless janitor who dreams of writing a terrible American trash novel.
		After Robert is replaced by a robot at the company owned by Celine's father then loses his girlfriend and everything he owns all in less than a day he goes to Mr.
	www.timesrepublican.com /columns/story/0529202004_col1col.asp (555 words)

	A Life Less Ordinary -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		A Life Less Ordinary (1997) was directed by (Click link for more info and facts about Danny Boyle) Danny Boyle ((Click link for more info and facts about Trainspotting) Trainspotting), and written by Boyle and (Click link for more info and facts about John Hodge) John Hodge.
		It would best be described as a (A soulful or amorous idealist) romantic/ (Click link for more info and facts about dark comedy) dark comedy.
		After Robert is fired, replaced with a robot, broken up with, and sent an eviction notice, he finally snaps and, in the course of demanding his job back from Holm, ends up kidnapping Celine, and the movie centers around the friendship and love that grows between them (and the homicide attempts they have to evade).
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/a/a_life_less_ordinary.htm (221 words)

	Life Less Ordinary, A
		Cameron is quite the character herself, a spoiled rich beauty par excellence, who deflects potential suitors by shooting apples off their heads, William Tell-style, with a.357.
		Life has emasculated Ewan long before they cross paths, but she emasculates him further, telling him how a kidnapping should work and whining when he doesn’t tie her up correctly.
		“A Life Less Ordinary” is filled with bits that are “outrageous” and “shocking” for the sake of shock and outrage.
	www.movie-vault.com /reviews/rLiepaCxiFVjXkwd (655 words)

	A Life Less Ordinary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		A Life Less Ordinary Review: This is simply put, a romantic comedy from the perspective of director Danny Boyle, really funny but weird.
		This is a cosmic entry into the movie of no ordinary man. During the long time awaiting the ransom Celine and Robert hit it off.
		A Life Less Ordinary Review: At first i wasn't entirely sure on the film as i began to watch it, but throughout the course of the film i found myself really liking it, Ewan and Cameron were terrific in their roles as the unmatched (but really meant to be together pair).
	www.textkit.com /0_6305499144.html (514 words)

	Jill Balcon: A life less ordinary
		She breaks off, slightly surprised that I'm interested in this part of her life.
		In Sean Day-Lewis's Cecil Day-Lewis: An English Literary Life, she is the Other Woman who takes Cecil away from Sean's mother, Mary Day-Lewis.
		She admits that she sees her children and grandchildren - particularly Cashel and Ronan, Daniel's sons with Rebecca Miller - less often than she'd like.
	kathyddl.tripod.com /jb.htm (1648 words)

	James Sanford reviews A Life Less Ordinary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Even so, the millions who embraced their first two films may find "A Life Less Ordinary" a bit less enchanting; certainly the 90 minutes that follow that poolside scene don't come close to topping it.
		Even when "Ordinary" doesn't quite capture the madcap mood it's after, it always offers something unique to look at and listen to, and McGregor and Diaz (looking more than ever like Michelle Pfeiffer's sullen little sister) handle the comedy deftly.
		If this had been the first film from Boyle and Hodge it would probably have been celebrated as a promising debut, but when you've raised the bar so high with two instant cult classics, a middling follow-up is destined to look much worse by comparison.
	www.interbridge.com /jamessanford/1997/lifelessord.html (399 words)

	A Life Less Ordinary . Memphis Flyer . 11-03-97
		A Life Less Ordinary seems like a strange, perhaps daring, followup by the makers of Shallow Grave and Trainspotting.
		It stars Ewan McGregor as Robert, an aspiring writer who's just been fired from his job as a janitor at a big corporation.
		Though Boyle et al should get some credit for giving it a shot, with A Life Less Ordinary's heavenly bent and too-cute ending, it's just too much to ask.
	www.filmvault.com /filmvault/memphis/l/lifelessordinarya1.html (428 words)

	All-Reviews.com Movie/Video Review: A Life Less Ordinary
		'A Life Less Ordinary' is such a quirky film with jabs of satirical themes that I could have sworn I was watching a film by the Coen brothers.
		To describe 'A Life Less Ordinary' is to put a puzzled look on your face as you say, "Yeah, that's really what it's about".
		'A Life Less Ordinary' is nothing more than a hostage movie where the romance is implausible and unconvincing.
	all-reviews.com /videos-4/life-less-ordinary.htm (408 words)

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