The Weather Man - * * *

Seen on DVD.

Mini-review: Nicholas Cage can bring quiet darkness sadness to his roles that bring out the big questions in life. We've seen him play similar characters in "Leaving Las Vegas" and "Adaptation." In "The Weather Man," Michael Caine (one of my favorite actors) is Cage's dying father -- a father who has never given his son love and approval.

It's interesting to see how different this film is from the marketing campaign, which made it look like the comedy of the year.