The Weather Man (DVD)

The Weather Man (2005) starring Nicolas Cage, Michael Caine, Hope Davis. A relentlessly downbeat movie masquerading as a comedy, "The Weather Man" leaves the viewer feeling slightly let down, despite a (somewhat) happy ending. The running joke in the movie is that Nicolas Cage, as weather man David Spritz, keeps getting hit by items of fast food thrown by "fans." It's not a very funny joke, and it gets old early on. The rest of the movie is consumed by David's campaign to get back together with his ex-wife (Davis), who clearly has no desire to try to make their marriage work again. Grade: C