U2, Talking Heads, Elvis Costello, Seal (Do I sense a UK pattern here?) Edwin McCain, and Morcheeba each have a stellar cut on the release. not pop, but cool) plus two from composer Danny Elfman tacked onto the end, it's a great offering of a fairly wide range of sounds. With twelve (pop) cuts (Luciano Pavarotti and the London Symphony Orchestra's "La Donna e Mobile"?. The soundtrack was a very pleasant surprise. But, hey, this isn't a review of the film. It was a bit heavy handed at times but there was an honest charm to it. That said, I did see the film and actually enjoyed it, much to my surprise. It's alright, we're out here looking out for you.'" Hmmm…. Don't quote me on this, but it went something like, "This film is a bit dubious from the outset because it's coming from Hollywood where a majority of the people don't necessarily value family… they're saying, 'Go ahead, give up your dreams, goals… have kids. I think the most appropriate statement I heard about the film came from a reviewer I heard on the radio (can't recall whom). Apparently the word "balance" isn't in the requisite Hollywood writer's handbook.) (For Hollywood it's usually one or the other extreme. Nicolas Cage stars in this It's A Wonderful Life inspired film about a man entrenched in the world of high-finance (a mafia of sorts) who is given a "glimpse" of what his life would be like had he taken the road more oft traveled and married his college sweetheart rather than pursuing his career goals. is it the story of a mafia Don at the crossroads of life deciding which road to take from here? Well, sort of.
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