Mr. Destiny | | Cast : | James Belushi, Linda Hamilton | | Director : | James Orr | | Studio : | Buena Vista Home Vid | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen | | Released Date : | October 12, 1990 | | DVD Released Date : | September 03, 2002 | | Language : | English (Dubbed) | | Audience Rating : | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
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| Rating |  | | Date | September 18, 2004 | | Summary | Belushi's destiny | Content
 | Larry Burrows(James Belushi) is an office worker who has a disasterous 35th birthday. He didn't have his Wheaties for breakfast. He had no coffee at work(the supply of water and coffee grounds were both exhausted). What really haunts him is a mistake he made when he was 15. He missed hitting a baseball,the most important of all,at a little league game. So Larry walks into a bar run by a guardian angel(Michael Caine). The guardian angel turns Larry's life around. In the dream sequence,Larry sees his now-ex-wife with a new husband and children of their own. He meets his newly divorced father with his(the father's) new girlfriend. Also he tries to get into his house to find out it's now owned by a mean-spirited fella. One of Larry's co-workers(Jon Lovitz) has been Larry's pal since childhood. They reminisce about seeing "Bonnie & Clyde" in the movie theaters eight times. Another one of Larry's co-workers is a scam artist who later confessed to his wrongdoing and was terminated. Best of all,Larry has a 35th birthday party at his home. Out of the dream sequence,Larry and his wife Ellen(Rene Russo) are still married. In an earlier scene,when the Burrowses were kids,Ellen hands Larry a handkerchief with her embroidered initials on it. They read EJR which stands for Ellen Jane Ripley. Larry,in his baseball uniform,shed a few tears after his failure to hit that important baseball. Great film! |
| Rating | | | Date | December 24, 2003 | | Summary | sticky sweet | Content
| Interesting premise, gets bogged down in complete fantasy. Not even believable for what it is. Second half of the movie is out right ludicrous, with stale pollyannish dialogue. Belushi is one of the rare lights in this dim bulb of a film. |
| Rating | | | Date | December 23, 2003 | | Summary | "Swung too late?" | Content
| Only James Belushi can take a formula story and turn it into a fun to watch script. Even when you know how it will turn out in the end, the details and how they evolve are fun to watch over and over. And there is a great supporting cast. You could tell where this movie was going when Jewel Jagger (Courteney Cox) threatens to fork Larry Burrows (James Belushi) to death.
Larry Burrows is unhappy with his life and pins most of it on the fact that he swung too late and misses t the ball in a game and in life. Michael Caine as Mr. Destiny gives Larry a new chance be the person he wanted to be. But will he like his new life?
The soundtrack is still available Mr. Destiny (1990 Film) |
| Rating | | | Date | September 25, 2003 | | Summary | Don't Fight Your Destiny | Content
| Is this movie trying to implying that it's bad to be a greedy, maniacal corporate leader without conscience or empathy? C'mon, get outta here. They could not possibly think THAT up in Hollywood, could they? Well, Mr. Destiny, played by Michael Caine, offers James Belushi a chance to be a wealthy corporate hot shot instead of a regular James. As you can imagine, it does not work our well for James. You know, self-loathing, John Lovitz (a friend) almost commits suicide--the usual stuff. The movie has funny moments, and the pace is pretty good. The ending is somewhat predictable, James is happy to be a regular James (again). It's not all about the money. I don't blame him, I wouldn't wanna be a Kenneth Lay either. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 18, 2003 | | Summary | BELUSHI IS UNDERRATED | Content
| JIM BELUSHI IS AN EXCELLENT COMEDIC ACTOR.FROM ''REAL MEN'' TO ''TAKIN CARE OF BUSINESS''TO ''MR.DESTINY''.I DONT KNOW WHY HE DOES'NT DO MANY FILMS ANYMORE BUT HE SHOULD.ALSO RENE RUSSO IS IN THIS AND DAMN WAS SHE FINE.SHE IS STILL HOT BUT BACK THEN GOOD LORD.ALSO THE FILM HAS KATHY IRELAND,COURTNEY COX,LINDA HAMILTON AND JON LOVITZ.TRULY FUNNY,IN MY OPINION BETTER THAN IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE. |
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